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BANDOLIER [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bandolier: an item in the "Personal Symbols" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bandoulière : objet de la classe «Symboles personnels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

The single gear sling is very basic. It may be merely an improvised looped runner thrown over your shoulder. Or you may prefer a more sophisticated commercial version, one that has padding for comfort. ... You cannot adjust the size of your single gear sling. This is important because it effects the position of your gear.

CONT

There are four types of gear slings: single, adjustable single, double, and tiered.

Key term(s)
  • bandolier
  • shoulder sling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
OBS

D'après la description de deux spécialistes en escalade, «sangle porte-matériel» représente les caractéristiques essentielles de «single gear sling».

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (Military)
DEF

A belt with a series of pouches, each holding one or more cartridge clips, and used chiefly for carrying ammunition supplementary to that in the cartridge belt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habillement (Militaire)
DEF

Ceinture munie de poches, pouvant contenir une ou plusieurs lames-chargeurs et utilisée principalement pour transporter des munitions additionnelles.

OBS

cartouchière en bandoulière : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (Military)
DEF

A belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending of some article or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress.

DEF

... a leather strap or baldrick from which were suspended a number of cylinders, each of which contained sufficient powder for one charge. ... twelve was about average ... Wood was probably most popular, but copper, tin, pewter, and jacked leather were also used. The bandolier is generally believed to have been developed in the Low Countries during the first half of the 16th century. ... References to the bandolier in America do not appear until the 17th century.

Key term(s)
  • cartridge bandolier
  • cartridge bandoleer
  • cartridge bandelier
  • cartridge bandileer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habillement (Militaire)
DEF

Bande de cuir portée en diagonale sur la poitrine et servant du XIIIe au XIXe s., à soutenir une arme ou un effet d'équipement. (Quelques corps privilégiés de la maison du roi, aux XVIIe et XVIIIe s., la couvrant de galons aux couleurs de leur compagnie, en firent un signe distinctif de leur unité.

DEF

[...] long baudrier passant par-dessus l'épaule, auquel étaient suspendus des étuis de bois contenant chacun une charge de poudre toute mesurée ainsi parfois que la balle.

Spanish

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