Summary
Alternative Name(s): Shot Pouch, Shot Snake
Double leather shot belt with adjustable brass chargers. The two pouches would allow shot and gunpowder to be carried together, or be used for different sizes of shot.
The chargers would have been used to deposit a measured amount of gunpowder to fire the gun.
Acquired by Museum Victoria in 1943.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr William E. Cole, 23 Sep 1943
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Mr William E. Cole, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Both brass nozzles stamped, "patent".
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