POWDER MAGAZINE/BANDOLIER for Comment

kahnjar1 · 14th March 2015, 08:08 AM

Just received this interesting old belt/bandolier, holding tubes for measured charges of black powder. Origin was stated as Afghani but the brass buckle suggests Omani. Anyway a very hard to find item IMHO.
The 9 tubes are of bamboo??? with woolfibre stoppers capped with leather. The tubes measure 4 1/2" (115mm) and are approx. 30mm diam. The tops are decorated with inset white metal of some sort.
The leather pouch attached to the belt has a very hard to decipher stamp on the back which looks like: Middlemore & Lambert
1909
Birmingham
together with the large stamped letters M.R/O This is obviously an old British Military pouch of some sort.
Comments welcome.
Stu

14th March 2015, 08:08 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,729	POWDER MAGAZINE/BANDOLIER for Comment Just received this interesting old belt/bandolier, holding tubes for measured charges of black powder. Origin was stated as Afghani but the brass buckle suggests Omani. Anyway a very hard to find item IMHO. The 9 tubes are of bamboo??? with woolfibre stoppers capped with leather. The tubes measure 4 1/2" (115mm) and are approx. 30mm diam. The tops are decorated with inset white metal of some sort. The leather pouch attached to the belt has a very hard to decipher stamp on the back which looks like: Middlemore & Lambert 1909 Birmingham together with the large stamped letters M.R/O This is obviously an old British Military pouch of some sort. Comments welcome. Stu Attached Images