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16Bandoliers are belts that hold ammunition for guns, grenades, or just weapons in general (or even mundane items). They also give off [[RuleOfCool coolness and badassery]] when worn.
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18The fundamental concept is that a warrior will want to wear all of his equipment close at hand, so the bandolier sends a message that the wearer expects combat. Various cultures have used bandoliers for different purposes. In the age of muzzle-loading firearms, a wealthy soldier might wear multiple single-shot pistols so he could discharge them rapidly one after the other without reloading. Cavalrymen and banditos of the Old West might also wear multiple pistols, as reloading was still a laborious process through the 1800s. In the latter half of the 1800s, cartridge technology made it feasible to wear individual bullets or shotshells in the bandolier. It was a sort of status symbol to wear a fully-loaded bandolier, as this showed you were not only a warrior but also wealthy enough to maintain a full complement of ammunition.
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20Modern hunters who use slow-reloading bolt-action rifles or single-shot rifles would usually have a leather or canvas bandolier slung across the chest or around the waist in the time-honored manner, or a smaller 5-10 round bandolier wrapped around the rifle stock.
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22In [[TheWildWest Wild West]] settings, {{Bandito}}s will stereotypically be wearing them, in emulation of [[UsefulNotes/TheMexicanRevolution Pancho Villa]].
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24During wartime setting, characters armed with fully automatic weapons may have a string of rounds draped across their chest like a bandolier. The difference here is that there's no leather/cloth belt; the rounds are held together by metal links that are ejected along with the spent cases when the weapon is fired.
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26The worn form of GunAccessories. Compare SuperheroPackingHeat, UtilityBelt. Beware of PineappleSurprise.
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32* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts has a bandolier of throwing knives, as did Judeau.
33* Coyote Starrk from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has a pair at the back of his BadassLongcoat in his Resurrection, to compliment his ''[[TheGunslinger lone-wolf-gunslinger]]''-theme. They don't hold bullets, however - they let him summon [[SavageWolves an army of spirit wolves]] and a pair of energy swords if he needs them.
34* Kuroko Shirai from ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' often uses her teleporting ability to teleport spikes and she usually keeps the spikes holstered under her skirt. But in one episode there is a scene where she prepares for the battle by arming herself with a long bandolier with spikes.
35* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'': Triela typically has a bandolier around the stock of her Trenchgun. From her actions in episode 9, she uses it as a ready source of specialized shot, to be thumbed in on top of her regular loadout. She fires one shot, the bandolier is missing one shell, and it's a tire-shot, (presumably a slug).
36* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': Negi put on one with magic potions when he went to fight Evangeline.
37* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Captain Smoker has a bandolier of [[SmokingIsCool cigars]].
38* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Ukyou wears a bandoleer of spatulas to cook with (that she also [[ImprobableWeaponUser uses as weapons]]).
39* Meru on ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' has a bandolier filled with cell phones. Kind of a weapon, since she uses them to troll people.
40* ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'': Kurin is a 14-year-old bounty hunter, armed with [[TheGunslinger a twin set of flintlock pistols.]] So she wears a crisscrossing set of bullets [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v4/c16.5/2 around her hips,]] instead of a belt.
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44* Knife, an assassin from ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'', holds her throwing knives on a pair of straps that crisscross her chest.
45* ''ComicBook/{{Loop}}'': The red twin is dressed up like a Wild West cowboy type, including a bandolier (actually a giant watch, to fit with the time theme).
46* As ComicBook/RedRobin, Tim Drake traded in most of the bulky pouches from his utility belt as Robin for a set of bandoliers with compressed canisters on them to carry around his gear. At least those elements of his gear that ''can'' be compressed.
47* ComicBook/SgtRock is often shown carrying a belt of .50-caliber machine gun ammunition over his shoulders... despite the fact that Easy Company seldom actually ''uses'' heavy machine guns.
48* ''ComicBook/StarWarsKanan'': Commander Grey wears a bandolier on the right side of his armor, which includes a slot for a short sword on his back.
49* ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad'': Writer John Ostrander and artist Luke [=McDonnell=] added a bandoleer of boomerangs to Captain Boomerang's costume, which has become standard in all of his subsequent appearances.
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53* The Good Hunter from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' has a bandolier of throwing knives that hangs over his left shoulder. Goes on to show that he is [[GeniusBruiser capable]] of other forms of combat that isn't [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer "hack with melee weapon"]].
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57* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingMaurice'', Darktan, the SergeantRock of the rats, wears bandoliers festooned with rat-sized weapons, such as needles, safety pins and matches.
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61* The Mad Hatter in ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' has one, though it holds spools of thread rather than bullets.
62* Naturally the title character and his men in ''Film/AndStarringPanchoVillaAsHimself''.
63* In ''Film/Another48Hours'', one of the villains wears boots with bandolier-inspired bullets on the ''toes''.
64* Downplayed in ''Film/{{Assassins}}''. Miguel Bain wears a cuff with spare rounds for his sniper rifle attached to his right wrist, while he waits to kill the protagonist.
65* ''Film/BlazingSaddles'': the bandito who gives the "Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!" speech.
66* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', [[ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos Howling Commandos]] machine-gunner Gabe Jones - who used a 30 pound (plus ammo) Browning M1919 medium machine gun as his main weapon, solo, even while running through the woods under a volley of mortars - is seen with a single bandolier wrapped around him. ComicBook/CaptainAmerica himself is seen sporting the Pancho Villa version in a propaganda movie, despite him using a drum-magazine Tommy gun. Justified in that these are just props and the in-universe filmmakers probably didn't care.
67* Animal Mother in ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' carried two ammo belts for his M60 machine gun crossed over his torso. Other Marines in the film can also be seen with bandoliers containing extra magazines for their weapons.
68* Realistic version: In ''Film/{{Heat}}'', Neil wears a utility vest stuffed with spare magazines for his assault rifle during the bank robbery and the shootout that follows.
69%%* Nicholas Angel wears one near the end of ''Film/HotFuzz''.
70%%* ''Film/KickAss'': Kick-Ass wears one during the film.
71* This backfires (literally) in ''Film/TheLastStand'' when someone fires a FlarePistol at a mook wearing a bandolier of grenades.
72* Likewise in the Australian film ''Film/TheLighthorsemen'' (1987) when a Turkish bullet strikes an ammunition pouch on the bandolier worn across the chest of a Light Horse soldier, causing all the other pouches to spontaneously detonate.
73* ''Film/LoneHero'': During his LockAndLoadMontage as he arms up in preparation for facing the Iron Bandits, John straps a pair of bandoleers across his chest, filled with cartridges for his Colt Peacemakers. And, unusually for this trope, he is actually seen reloading his pistols from the bandoleers during the course of the fight.
74* The Bullet Farmer from ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' wears an outfit comprised of nothing ''but'' bandoliers filled with rounds, including one draped over his head like a judge's wig, in a conspicuous display of his wealth in the ScavengerWorld. Must be [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit rather hot in the desert though]].
75* In the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' series the title character has worn bandoliers of ammo for his machine gun.
76* In ''Film/{{Scarecrows}}'', Corbin wears a bandoleer of shells for his combat shotgun, which proves to be the most effective weapon against the scarecrows.
77* In ''Franchise/StarWars'' Chewbacca [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100915193814/starwars/images/8/88/Chewie_SWSB.png wears a bandolier of ammunition for his crossbow.]]
78** They're actually very common in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, particularly on Tatooine. Tusken Raiders wear them, Jawas wear them, and many of Jabba's goons wear them. Though in all those cases they are of the 'leather pouch' variety rather than exposed ammunition. However, in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' some Rebel commandos on Endor wear bandoliers holding objects that appear to be grenades.
79* ''Film/{{St Trinians|2007}}'' (2007): a FunnyBackgroundEvent has the girls being checked by [[MetalDetectorCheckpoint metal detector]] as they arrive for the first day of school; one of them is wearing crossed machine-gun belts under her jacket.
80* A bad guy in ''Film/SwampThing'' wears these.
81* In ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', the T-800 wears a bandolier of grenades across his chest for his GrenadeLauncher.
82* Several bandits in ''Film/ThreeAmigos'', including El Guapo's TheDragon Jefe.
83* In ''Film/ValdezIsComing'', Bob Valdez wears a bandolier of shotgun shells over his old uniform.
84* In ''Film/TheWarWagon'', Pierce's outriders wear crossed bandoliers. This is to emphasize how heavily armed they are, as each is carrying a Henry repeater, a revolver, and 400 rounds of ammunition.
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88* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
89** In ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'', [[PsychoForHire Carcer]] acquires a bandolier of ''[[FantasyGunControl knives]].''
90** Darktan, the head of the Trap Squad in ''Literature/TheAmazingMauriceAndHisEducatedRodents'', wears bandoliers to store his trap-disarming tools. This is one of two exceptions to the rule that rats don't wear clothes, the other being Sardines' hat.
91* In Richard Powell's ''Don Quixote, U.S.A.'' Conchita, who joined the local rebel group after her father was killed, wears crossed bandoliers. She gives them up at the end of the book when she starts a relationship with Arthur.
92* In the non-fiction [=WW2=] story ''The Greatest Escape'', an Australian POW makes contact with the Slovakian partisans to arrange the escape of his colleagues, and describes them as looking like something out of ''Theater/TheMaidOfTheMountains''. They realise what he's talking about on encountering the partisans, all of whom are weighed down with bandoliers of ammunition and explosives as they don't have a supply train to carry them.
93* In Creator/HarryTurtledove's ''Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth'', General Jeb Stuart takes to wearing crossed bandoliers but gets contrite when Robert E. Lee points out that the leather could have better been used to make shoes for the soldiers. Lee was just teasing, adding afterwards that a few feet of leather won't make or break the Confederacy.
94* In the ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series, necromancers (and Abhorsens) keep their seven necromantic bells in bandoliers.
95* In the HeroesRUs series ''Soldiers of Barrabas'', the mercenary protagonists visit El Salvador and encounter a female communist RebelLeader who wears a heavy ammo belt [[{{fanservice}} for the apparent purpose of pulling her shirt tight to expose her cleavage]].
96* ''Literature/TheWitchOfKnightcharm'': Bahar, a rookie witch at an evil WizardingSchool, wears twin bandoliers which are loaded with small flasks full of various potions that she brewed. Given the prices her potions command from the other students, it's clear that she's got some very powerful magic loaded into the bandoliers' flasks.
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100* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
101** The mercenary gunrunners in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani "The Caves of Androzani"]] wear bandoliers of DeadlyGas grenades.
102** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor "The Next Doctor"]], Jackson Lake wears one made of Cyberman "info stamps" which he uses as an ImprovisedWeapon.
103** The War Doctor is depicted wearing one of these, but [[DoesntLikeGuns rather than using it to carry ammunition]] it only holds his sonic screwdriver. So why bother wearing it? Well [[Recap/DoctorWho50thPrequelTheNightOfTheDoctor "The Night of the Doctor"]] reveals that before being worn by the War Doctor, the bandolier [[TragicKeepsake belonged]] to a prospective companion, who upon discovering the Eighth Doctor was a [[TheDreaded Time Lord]] elected to die [[TakeMyHand rather than be saved]].
104* In ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'', the title character gains an armor piece on his left shoulder that evokes this when using the [[TransformationTrinket Gatling Full Bottle]].
105* ''Series/OddSquad'': Otto wears a bandolier filled with [[EdibleAmmunition ice cream cones]] in "Olive Undercover".
106* ''Series/OnePiece2023'': Chef Zeff wore a bandolier of bottled spices when he was a pirate.
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110* In a few earlier concerts, some of the members of Music/{{Rammstein}} wore fake bandoliers.
111* A staple for extreme [[HeavyMetal metal]] bands. The trend was started by Lemmy of Music/{{Motorhead}} and has since become an iconic symbol worn by bands from Music/{{Megadeth}} to Music/{{Bathory}}.
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115* In ''Pinball/BoneBusters,'' the team members' backpack straps double as bandoliers.
116* ''Pinball/{{Raven}}'' wears one, though it fails at making her look badass.
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120* Seen primarily in World Xtreme Wrestling, Solo wears a bandolier as part of his entrance attire.
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124* ''TabletopGame/BladesInTheDark'': The Leech playbook allows you to pull alchemical preparations from a bandolier.
125* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': in older editions, characters could buy bandoliers to hold daggers or darts for use as throwing weapons. (Your character can still have one in newer editions, but since the game has grown less concerned with nit-picking details, it's just a flavorful explanation of having a bunch of them in your [[{{hammerspace}} abstract inventory]].)
126** In 3rd/3.5 edition, bandoliers still exist, and still have the same function. A humanoid can reasonably equip as many as 3 bandoliers, one as a belt and the other two across the chest. Drawing items from a bandolier does not provoke attacks of opportunity, regular bandoliers hold 10 items, whereas Masterwork ones hold 12.
127* These were removed in the second printing of ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'s'' 2nd edition. The ''first'' printing had them as items, just like 1st edition(being an offshoot of D&D 3.5) did. But the second printing decided to simply give you a "carry on" item limit, and just granted that the character had whatever bandoleers and pouches needed for it on their person for free.
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131* Most ''Franchise/GIJoe'' toys had the grenade variant, and sometimes bullets as well. These bullets were very rarely ever actually ''used'' in combat.
132* Once again [[Toys/NERFBrand Nerf]] comes to the rescue with [[http://www.amazon.com/Nerf-94671-Bandolier-Dart-Kit/dp/B002QG1B9U a bandoleer dart kit]] that holds both darts and magazines (and even a clip useful for small pistols) for when you need as much foam as you can carry.
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136* The Vietnam version of the ''[[VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} Battlefield 2]]'' mod ''VideoGame/ProjectReality'' has the Automatic Rifleman class for the US Army & US Marines wearing two bandoliers of ammo for their M60 machine guns crossed over their torso.
137* In ''VideoGame/Battlefield3'', the US Support class wears one like a scarf.
138* The protagonists and character classes in ''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany 2'' generally wear grenades on their chests. The snipers, however, subvert expectations by wearing ''shotgun shells'' on a bandolier over their chests.
139** That's because that class is not the ''Sniper class''; it's the ''Recon'' class.
140* Frank West in ''VideoGame/DeadRising'' can wear crisscrossing bandoliers as an unlockable outfit.
141* Several armors in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' & ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' have decorative bandoliers.
142* In ''VideoGame/TheGodfather II'' one of the rewards you can unlock for capturing a set of fronts is doubled ammo capacity, which is shown in the aversion of InformedEquipment as [[LiteralMetaphor ammo worn as a belt.]]
143* Several Armor Permutations in ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' feature the GrenadeLauncher variant, including the Ua/Multithreat, Base Patrol, and Grenadier variants. However, this is purely aesthetic and doesn't do anything other than [[RuleOfCool look cool]].
144* Aldus from ''VideoGame/InPursuitOfGreed'' carries a bandolier of shotgun shells around his chest, and is among a group of badass bounty hunters and raiders. He's also a fearsome [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent Bovarian Mooman]].
145* In ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'', Whitaker and the Fallen Survivor infected (which is an infected model of Whitaker).
146* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Link now wears a baldric with pouches, for carrying his scabbard on his back. Which crosses into CostumePorn in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess.]]''
147* Revolver Ocelot of the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series carries bullets on his bandolier and belt. He ''really'' enjoys [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything reloading his revolvers in battle]].
148** Then-''Major'' Ocelot didn't start out wearing one in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', since he was using a magazine-fed pistol at the start, but after Naked Snake suggests his technique is more suited to revolvers, the Major starts wearing one to go with his Single Action Army pistols.
149*** Also in ''[=MGS3=]'', Volgin wears a pretty long ammo belt around his waist and over his shoulder. It might seem like a bad idea, considering his PsychoElectro powers, but he is wearing them over a rubberized suit. [[spoiler:It does come back to bite him in the ass in the final battle when he's struck by lightning.]]
150* The Steam version of ''VideoGame/MondayNightCombat'' participated in a costume crossover deal with ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. Gamers who bought MNC before February 1st got a bunch of crossover gear the characters could wear. The Gunner's gear was the Heavy's bandolier.
151* Erron Black from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' doesn't have one Badass Bandolier, he has ''Three'' of them.
152* ''VideoGame/Prototype2'' protagonist James Heller wears one full of shotgun shells before his ViralTransformation. Strange, considering that he never uses a shotgun (preferring a giant knife instead) and there aren't shotguns in the game to begin with.
153* A bandolier can be bought in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption''. It doubles the amount of rifle and repeater ammo you can carry. Once you buy it you will always be wearing it and receive its benefits, even when wearing an outfit that hides it. In a nice graphical touch as you burn through your ammo stock the number of rounds on the belt disappear.
154** ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'' also features a bandolier that has the same effect as its predecessor. The Online mode takes an extra step and features various purchasable bandoliers, though they are solely cosmetic.
155* As the game's resident {{Gunslinger}}, Magoichi Saika of ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' was originally modeled with a belt of ''tanegashima'' cartridges over his shoulder. The amount he wears would have been more than enough for a rifleman of the era, but as this is a Creator/KoeiTecmo game, Magoichi can fire more bullets in one attack than any three men can carry on their person.
156* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The Heavy, Soldier, Demoman, and Pyro wear one. Pyro and Soldier's are mostly for show (as neither uses grenades in their loadouts), but Soldier has a few taunts involving them (including one that can kill). Cosmetic items can replace the grenades and ammunition held in them with such things as Christmas tree ornaments, batteries, bongos, and {{cartoon bomb}}s, and human skulls.
157* Nathan Drake wears one of these for the last act of the third ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' game.
158* In ''[[VideoGame/{{X}} X3: Reunion]]'', ''Terran Conflict'', and ''Albion Prelude'', several SpacePirate NPC portraits wear ammo belts as bandoliers. One [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Split]] portrait also has them, occasionally causing confusion for those who haven't memorized the race portraits yet.
159* In ''VisualNovel/{{Yarudora}} series vol.3: VisualNovel/{{Sampaguita}}'', one of the {{Triad}} members wears [[http://www.catsuka.com/gengal/sampaguita/shirow/charashirow_131.jpg a bandolier full of shotgun ammo.]]
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163* Since it's a parody of ''VideoGame/Battlefield3'' mentioned above, any character in ''WebAnimation/BattlefieldFriends'' using the [[MoreDakka Support Class]] wears an ammo belt like a scarf.
164** The Badass part largely only applies to [[PhysicalGod Colonel]], though, since the other two primary users of the class are Noob and [[CloudCuckooLander Simon]].
165* On ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', Fightgar of the Cheat Commandos wears one, along with a Rambo-esque headband.
166** In the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "your funeral", a FutureBadass version of Pom Pom is seen wearing a bandolier while facing off against a zombified Strong Bad.
167* Agent Blue [[spoiler: (Agent Florida/Butch Flowers)]] of Project Freelancer sports one in ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''.
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171* Parodied in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', where the footnote points out that the bandoliers the bad guys are wearing are completely unnecessary since in the future bulky ammunition stores are nonexistent. It then goes on to theorize they are instead filled with chewing gum.
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175* Invoked in ''Literature/TheFountainheadFilibusterTalesFromObjectivistKatanga''. The feeding mechanism on Che Guevara's drum-fed machine rifle breaks, forcing him to tear the ammo belt out of the drum and wrap it around himself while feeding the end directly into the gun.
176* ''Website/GaiaOnline'' has Bullet Belts purchasable at Gold Mountain.
177* In the ''[[Roleplay/InsaneCafeSeries Insane Cafe 2]]'' and its sequel, bandoliers are worn by Mr. Bigmouth, Deimos, and Rime. Interestingly, Mr. Bigmouth also uses a ''much less'' badass but equally useful messenger bag. Also, Deimos and Rime use assorted pockets in their armored vests to carry stuff.
178* Michel Wibert in ''Literature/NewYorkMagician'' has a bandolier full of various magical artifacts.
179* Faun Muranaka of ''Literature/{{Tasakeru}}'' wears one [[{{Stripperiffic}} strategically]] across her considerable assets. It has dozens of pouches to hold her {{Trick Bomb}}s.
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183* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': Dinobot sports an x-shaped one in the "Coming of the Fuzors" two-parter, beginning from the end of part 1, when he prepares to face the Predacons. Along with (at that point) [[{{BFG}} the largest gun seen on the show]].
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187* The use of a bandolier is not without its problems. Munitions exposed to the elements may corrode and become unusable. Unfortunately, young soldiers would try to emulate what they saw on television. In the present day, cross-body bandoliers are only common among poor armies and militias. Pouches and magazines are used to avoid the problems mentioned above.
188** In the modern day, machine gun ammunition belts are sometimes worn over the shoulder in a similar manner to bandoliers, satisfying this trope in spirit. The ammo belt isn't meant to hold individual rounds for reloading, but rather to be loaded into the machine gun as a single unit. Machine gunners usually carry their belts in sealed boxes to avoid the corrosion mentioned above, but there are only so many ways to carry a belt box and still have it be easily accessible, so draping spare belts over your shoulders is a convenient way of carrying spares (or, as often happens, having your squadmates carry your spares for you).
189* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard Blackbeard]] the pirate wore bandoliers full of pistols (as well as [[DualWielding a sword in each hand]] and ''[[RuleOfCool burning fuses in his hair]])''.
190* Wearing two bandoliers of bullets in an "X" across the body became Pancho Villa's trademark. Bandoliers are somewhat iconic for Mexican fighters in general.
191* The British Army uniform included bandoliers called cross-belts up until they did away with the bright red coats. They did not actually hold bullets in and of themselves but were instead carrying straps for an actual ammunition pouch, as well as the soldier's [[BayonetYa bayonet]] or a sword scabbard. They weren't exclusively a British invention, as most armies of the 18th-19th centuries used them in some form, but the [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Wellingtons33rd.jpg striking white-on-scarlet look]] of the British cross-belts is the most remembered version.
192** The cross-belts were eventually replaced by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Browne_belt Sam Browne belt]], which was a UtilityBelt to which ammo pouches and other accessories could be clipped, supported by straps over the shoulders. The version worn by cavalrymen and officers somewhat resembles this trope, with one belt going across the chest and over the shoulder, while the one for regular infantrymen was more of a suspender-style arrangement.
193* A "revolutionary seaman", in a striped sleeveless shirt with two crisscrossed bandoliers full of machine-gun ammo, is an iconic image of [[UsefulNotes/RedOctober the Russian Civil War]].
194* This trope was actually common during UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars, as seen on several video footages from that time.
195* The ''chokha'' is a traditional coat for [[UsefulNotes/TheCaucasus Caucasians]] (UsefulNotes/{{Georgia|Caucasus}}ns, Chechens, Western UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}}ns etc) and UsefulNotes/{{Cossacks}} from South-West UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} (Kuban and Terek in particular) with the cartridge loops built into it (originally for powder cartridges).
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