bandolier
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thumb|right|Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa wearing two bandoliers
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thumb|right|Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa wearing two bandoliers
A bandolier / bandoleer or a bando is a pocketed belt for holding either individual cartridges, belts of ammunition or grenades. It is usually slung sash-style over the shoulder and chest, with the ammunition pockets across the midriff and chest. Though functionally similar, they are distinct from chest rigs, which are designed to hold magazines instead.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bandolier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.