Australian military equipment, pre and post Federation, includes leather pouch with flap stamped, 1857 onto another stamp 'Victorian Naval Reserve' around a Queen Victoria crown and around the outside 'Naval Brigade', there are other number stamps and under the flap the pouch is stamped C.G.H.F (Commonwealth Government Harness Factory) above an upright arrow, the back of the pouch has one brass fitting and two leather belt loops (the Victorian era stamp and the date 1857 on the pouch flap is incongruous with the internal stamp indicating the item was made post Federation); also a NSW pre Federation white leather bayonet frog, marked on the back '15'; another brown leather pouch, also stamped by the maker C.G.H.F with an upright arrow below and in another position is stamped '2MD' (NSW), this pouch with a bayonet frog attached on the flap; a Victorian leather sword belt with brass fittings and a snake hook connector. Good - very fine. (4)
($90-100)