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BULLET POUCH [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

In addition to their flasks or horns, the early settlers often carried a pouch for bullets. This bag, usually of soft leather, was customarily worn suspended from the waist belt on the right side. Sometimes the pouch and flask were hung together on a leather strap known variously as a flask carrier or portetache. ... Another means of carrying ammunition which was popular for a time in America was the bandolier ... [with which] it was customary to carry a priming flask and a bullet pouch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

Les charges de poudre sont portées dans de petits tubes suspendus à une bandoulière à laquelle sont attachés le sac à balles et la poire contenant le pulvérin pour amorcer le bassinet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas
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