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Baldric facts for kids

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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.

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. 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.

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U.S Army band baldric

Images for kids

  • A drum major of the III Marine Expeditionary Forces Band, US Marine Corp

    A drum major of the United States' III Marine Expeditionary Forces Band is pictured wearing a baldric in 2019

  • IlliniDrumline postgame concert 060916

    The Marching Illini Drumline with double baldrics

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