ammunition belt

Leather belt, doubled wide strip of hide with a row of small compartments in sets of five; above each set are larger bands with flaps over them securable by two poppers; all of this is in hide. Three buckles are at the front, with two over the shoulder straps. The belt is decorated on the flaps with circles of six holes made by white studs, with a filled stud in the centre.

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