A Boer War Produced Cartridge Belt Issued for the Governor General's Body Guard
Thick light brown smooth-finished leather, raw underside, belt with four pouches with ten cartridge sleeves each, two on either end, each with a fold over weather flap with two tabs and are affixed to the body of the belt via two brass posts, two pouches in the centre which are worn at the rear, the one at the left with six cartridge sleeves and the one at the right with four sleeves, each with a fold over weather flap with a single tab and are affixed to the body of the belt via a single brass post, with a large washer riveted in place to each of the ten brass posts on the reverse, the wearer able to carry fifty cartridges on a full belt, the left end of the belt stamped with an "8" and housing a dual-prong brass buckle, the right end with a tab stamped with the Canadian Broad Arrow production mark, a large "D", the "HUGH CARSON LIMITED OTTAWA CANADA" maker mark and dated "1903", the maker mark overstamped "GGBG" (Governor General's Body Guard), the tab with nine rows of two holes each for length adjustment, the belt measuring 75 mm x 1,240 mm. Buckle exhibits light contact marks, with crazing, wear and light soiling evident on the leather items from active use. As worn.

