Union Defence Force 7x57mm Mauser 50-Round Leather Bandolier (10x5 Pouch) Medals/Badges ceremonial staff

ceremonial staff

adjustable securing straps

UK Waist 38-40 Length - long

intended to create a loud warning noise (commonly for gas alerts/stand-to) by rotating a corrugated metal (likely aluminium/white-metal) wheel within the wooden housing

The badge's high-relief rays and clean detail suggest an earlier manufacturing period

Union Defence Force 7x57mm Mauser 50-Round Leather Bandolier (10x5 Pouch) Medals/Badges ceremonial staffSouth African Union Defence Force leather bandolier with 10 individual 5 round pouches (50 round capacity) for 7x57mm and 6. 5x58mm Mauser cartridges. Double pin brass buckle. U with arrow Union Defence Force marking present. Leather remains soft and supple with excellent structural integrity for age. Superior official manufacture compared to early Boer saddle maker examples. Very well preserved and highly collectable UDF example.