British Victorian Courier Message Pouch with Belt MG 08-15 Maxim Then a percussion cap was

Then a percussion cap was placed onto the raised aperture

image depicts a wounded American soldier wearing a bandage around his head set against a barren battle field with a dark sky located in the background

1855 a Military committee approved Colonel Bonner's "Pattern Rifle" and an order was placed for just 100 units

Though used before this

British Victorian Courier Message Pouch with Belt MG 08-15 Maxim Then a percussion cap wasNew Made Item: Top Quality brown leather message pouches complete with belt and brass fittings. This pouch was designed to be worn in the middle of the back. The leather belt was worn over one shoulder and under the other. From a time when battlefield communications were carried by Military Couriers and were safe in the pouch which the courier could not reach. Only the recipient could open the pouch. The securest way of transporting written orders