bandoleers

Ammunition shoulder belts

Bandoleers are belts worn across the chest, fitted with loops or pockets for carrying ammunition.

The diagonal strap from shoulder to hip became iconic imagery of revolutionaries, soldiers, and outlaws: Pancho Villa posed with bandoleers crossed over his chest.

Also spelled bandoliers.

historical

Mexican Revolution

1910s armed political transformation

banditos · Wild West · outlaws · desperados · frontier · Cossacks · hussars · colonial · musketeer · dragoons

military

ammunition

Weapon projectiles and charges

infantry · rebels · revolutionaries · guerrillas · warfare · combat · troops · rifles · muskets · cavalry

fashion

crossbody

Bag with diagonal strap

costume · steampunk · pirate · cosplay · harness · buckles · studs · punk · gothic · theatrical

Opposites
ammunition carrying method

bandoleersholsters

Firearm carrying cases

ammunition boxes · ammo cans · ammo boxes · powder horns · ammunition crates

armed vs. unarmed state

bandoleersunarmed

Having no weapons

disarmed · empty-handed · plain clothes · disarmament · empty hands

Family

bandoleer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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