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Old 12-10-20, 11:58 AM
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Default 1903 Pattern bandolier.
A 1903 pattern bandolier picked up yesterday.
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Old 12-10-20, 12:07 PM
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Cleaned with saddle soap last night and given the first coat of Albion Swiss formula natural leather balm this morning. Already looking much better.
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For a bot of comparison. This one I picked up in South Africa some years ago.
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Old 16-10-20, 08:55 AM
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Thank you for posting, yours is more complete than mine which appears to have been stored in a barn for many years.

I really wanted to show that despite its poor condition it could be restored.
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Old 17-10-20, 07:33 PM
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What a lovely find, certainly not something you see very often, well done.



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