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A bandolier from whence would hang several little flasks each filled with a dedicated premeasured charge was the solution to this problem. Since these were loaded prior to going into battle, the musketeer could take the time to accurately measure each charge. [2] The bandolier was fitted with small wooden bottles called charges.
A bandolier bag is a Native American shoulder pouch, often beaded. Early examples were made from pelts, twined fabrics, or hide, but beginning in the fur trade era , Native American women stitched bags of imported wool broadcloth, lined with cotton calico and often edged with silk ribbons.
The culture of Germany has been shaped by major intellectual and popular currents in Europe, both religious and secular. German culture originated with the Germanic tribes, the earliest evidence of Germanic culture dates to the Jastorf culture in Northern Germany and Denmark. Contact with Germanic tribes were described by various Greco-Roman ...
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...
The bandolier often has pouches of potions attached to it for specific rituals or physical/spiritual protection. It is believed that the San people adopted this bandolier attire for healers during times when the Basotho and the San traded and developed ties through trade, marriage, and friendship. The San people's use of the bandolier can be ...
Between 1918 and 1933, and after 1945, black-red-gold again became the national colours. Organisations founded in that time frame, such as the German American Football Association (AFVD) [6] or the German Organisation of Non-Olympic sports (IGNOV), [7] often use black-red-gold in their colours, mostly on a white background. In recent years ...
This category describes traditional and historic German clothing. Modern German clothing should be categorized under German fashion or Clothing companies of Germany Subcategories
The original meaning of the word is unclear, although it is commonly believed to have a Germanic etymology. [2] Following the precedents of Edward Gibbon and Jacob Grimm, [3] the name of the Franks was traditionally linked with the English adjective frank, meaning "free", which came from Old French franc.