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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 313 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BANDOLIER, or BANDOLEER (from Fr. bandouliere, Ital. bandoliera, a little
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band)  , a
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belt worn over the
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shoulder, particularly by soldiers to carry cartridges . In the 17th
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century wooden cases were hung to the belt to contain
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powder charges . The
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modern
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bandolier carries the cartridges either in loops sewn to the belt, or in small pouches, similarly attached, containing strips of several cartridges . It has been extensively adopted in the
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British
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army, especially for mounted troops .

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