Traditional M/L Guns from India

[Conrad von Hotzendorf]

Hi Conrad

Thanks for the post. The leather/fabric belts with pouches that can be traced to India for use with their matchlocks, seldom come up for sale at auctions. I can't remember even seeing any examples for sale. I have maybe three belts with accessories from Afghanistan, one from I believe Algeria, and two powder charger bandoliers, one Ottoman and the other from Oman. But no leather/belt accessories for India. Which is surprising that nothings turned up considering all the matchlocks and powder flasks available. Curious. Of course, as you mentioned, there was nothing "standardized" for carrying shooting accessories for their matchlocks. So accessory carry was a matter of personalized taste. Again, thanks for posting.

Rick

I've seen you post some of those items but I'd love to see that entire collection if possible, especially the Algerian belt