Complete matching set of 18 Cossack gaziri cartridges.
Gilt silver caps decorated and nielloed. Come on original wooden holder sticks. Superb original condition.
Gaziri were initially used as caps for gunpowder cartridges but later became purely decorative part of the Cossack uniform worn in the special pockets on the Cherkesska jacket. Large matching sets of 18 gaziri on original wooden holders are rarely found, since, due to high cost, only high ranking and well-to-do Cossacks could afford them.
