Belt with holster and cap box

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."
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