South African Native Military Corps Cap Badge Decorations and awards this is best identified as

this is best identified as a South African/Boer-era Mauser bandolier intended for 7x57mm Mauser ammunition in 12 x 5-round clip pouches (60 rounds total)

complete with a threaded cap and integral applicator stem

This badge features the Prince of Wales’s feathers in the center

and Nyasaland

South African Native Military Corps Cap Badge Decorations and awards this is best identified asSilvered white metal cap badge depicting an elephant standing within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a small shield bearing pre 1961 South African heraldic elements. This is consistent with the insignia of the Native Military Corps (NMC) of the Union Defence Force. The NMC was formed in 1940 as a non combatant unit composed of Black South African servicemen who served primarily in labour, transport and support roles during the Second World War. The