c.1870’s-1900 Brown Ammunition Pouch

Brown leather ammunition pouch based on an 1870 pattern first noted in the List of Changes 2008 9th October 1870 for the Transport Branch of the British Army Service Corps.

The area underneath the flap is stamped “AR” , perhaps Australian Rifles.

The Army Service Corps continued to wear brown accoutrements until the late 1880s or early 1890s when they changed to buff leather. Other units that wore brown leather accoutrements were Hospital, Commissariat, and Ordnance Corps. Naval accoutrements were also made from brown leather. However, this particular example does not match those described for the Navy in the List of Changes.

Code: 1339