This Brown Bess cartridge belly pouch features the Macclesfield "M" embossed on the front of the flap and is designed to hold ten rounds. Per our consignor: "[It was] acquired from Shirburn Castle, the ancestral home of the Earls of Macclesfield. These were more than likely ex-regular army issue purchased by the estate as surplus equipment for their own Volunteer force. Introduced in the mid-1740s and issued circa 1796.'" Provenance: Shirburn Castle; Property of a Gentleman

Good. A must have piece of 18th century British military gear for the American Revolutionary collector.