Baldric

This article is about the article of clothing. For other uses, see Baldric (disambiguation).

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A cavalryman wearing a mail shirt with a baldric over his right shoulder, from the Roman Tropaeum Traiani, built 109 AD in the area of present-day Romania.
U.S Army band baldric

A baldric (also baldrick, bawdrick, bauldrick as well as other rare or obsolete variations) is a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon (usually a sword) or other implement such as a bugle or drum.[1][2][3] The word may also refer to any belt in general, but this usage is poetic or archaic. In modern contexts, military drum majors usually wear a baldric.[4]

  1. ^ "baldric. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000". Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baldric" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 244.
  3. ^ Grane, Thomas (2007). Beyond the Roman Frontier: Roman Influences on the Northern Barbaricum. Quasar. ISBN 978-88-7140-346-5.
  4. ^ Aston, Michael; Stephenson, Ian P.; Dixon, Karen R. (2003). Roman Cavalry Equipment. Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-1421-8.