Cape Colony / South African Leather Ammunition Bandolier (Probable Martini-Henry .577/450), Brass Buckle Medals internal hydration space

internal hydration space

awarded for operational service during the Rhodesian Bush War

This is not a cloth shoulder flash

Bronze openwork shoulder title reading “TRANSVAAL / SCOTTISH”

with mild edge fray consistent with age

Cape Colony / South African Leather Ammunition Bandolier (Probable Martini-Henry .577/450), Brass Buckle Medals internal hydration spaceScarce colonial era leather ammunition bandolier cross belt of robust local contract private purchase construction, featuring a cast brass buckle and multiple large stud fastened flap pouches (3 visible) with heavy stitched reinforcement throughout. Pattern and build are consistent with South African Cape Colony field equipment of the late Victorian period, commonly associated with Martini Henry era service. Cape garrison marked. Faint impressed