Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belt with holster and cap box
Title
Belt with holster and cap box
Object name
Waist belt with holster and percussion cap pouch
Date
1855-1870
Medium
Leather, brass, iron
Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/4 in. ( 54 cm )
Part (holster): 9 x 3 3/4 in. (22.9 x 9.5 cm)
Description
Leather, brass, and iron waist belt with holster and percussion cap pouch; iron-buckled belt slides through loops on back of holster and pouch; dome-shaped brass fastener for pouch flap; stamped mark on second pouch flap.
Credit Line
Gift of Margery Austen Ryerson
Object Number
1943.479
Marks
stamped: second flap of pouch: "E. GAYLORD/CHICOPEE/MASS."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




