A gazyr (via Russian: газырь from Turkish hazır, "ready", ultimately from Arabic; Chechen: Бустамаш bustamash, Georgian: მასრები masrebi) is an implement...

such detail on the chokha like the gazyr. It appeared later when firearms started to be widely used. Initially, gazyrs were carried in leather bags attached...

constrain movement and cause difficulty in retrieving the ammunition. Baldric Gazyr Sam Browne belt Shoulder belt (military) "bandolier". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved...

("ventral cartridge box", "gargoussier"), or on a shoulder belt. Bandolier Gazyr Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cartridge boxes (historical). James...

(arkhaluk), and a North Caucasian-style cherkeska with cartridge holders (gazyrs). The headgear was a papakha made from long-fleeced sheepskin (barmak)....

for special occasions. Most chukhas were decorated with a bandolier for gazyr cartridges on both sides of the coat, although Armenians would seldom wear...

were turned on him. Outside the house, he wore a long Caucasian suit with gazyrs on his chest and a hat on his head. Bermont spoke in a baritone voice.....

uniform, but a common aspect of all Cossack uniforms was that the men wore a gazyr (a bullet carrying vest), a wool hat known as the papakha and carried around...