ammo bandolier, what is it

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A friend picked up a couple of these. Any thoughts on what nation and what era. One guess is Turkish (from the flea market seller). Lightweight linen material, non-ferrous zinc or aluminum buttons. Overall length of just the ammo pouch portion is about 27 inches. Seven compartments, each would hold a 5 round 8mm stripper clip of ammo. Buttons are a little under 5/8 inches in diameter, smaller than a WWII German zeltbahn button.

Thanks for any help.

Brian

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couple more pics

[phild]

Yes, Turkish. Probably from the 1940s based on the headstamps on the cartridges that came in them. You can find them in the color shown and dark blue/gray. I would suppose that many thousands of these (with the ammo)were sold in the US starting in the mid-1990s.

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Thanks Phil. I appreciate the info. Brian