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From: "Saragrace Knauf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<< Anyone have a clue what the cartridge like things are on some of the
men's costume? -
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/images/p87_7010__01477_.jpg >>
Do you mean the pleats, or the shells? =} I'm pretty sure they are
actually wearing amunition--I'd guess this guy is a cossack, known for their
military prowess. Those things look like muzzle-loading paper cartridges:
http://cartridgecollectors.org/slics2006/whitworth.jpg
http://www.horsesoldier.com/catalog/c0034.html
or much less likely, cleaner bullets:
http://www.fototime.com/F3B7ACC989A3679/orig.jpg
They would have been a good 50 years or so out of date at the time of this
photo, but still used in areas like this.
-E House
(Mmm, a handy dandy pocket-sized time machine, like I always wanted!)
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