Officer’s Dress Pouches

The ammunition pouch was worn on the officer’s back, attached to the pouch-belt worn over the left shoulder. The Earl of Chester’s Yeomanry adopted light dragoon uniform in every respect except the pouch-belt and pouch. Instead of Herringbone lace with chains and pickers, and a solid silver-plated pouch, they chose a plain silver laced belt and an embroidered dress pouch.
It is difficult to date these two embroidered pouches although the Prince of Wales plume badge definitely indicates post-1849. The basic design remained as part of dress uniform well into the 20th century. The lace around the edge of the lower pouch is Broken Bias pattern but the upper pouch, auctioned by Bosley in September 2004, has Diamond and Point pattern.
In his useful article on officer’s lace in The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society no. 267 (Feb 2017), David Knight shows a table of Yeomanry lace used from c1865 to 1914. For the Cheshire Yeomanry the lace on the tunic, overalls and mess kit was Diamond and Point but for the sabretache, pouch and sword belt it was Broken Bias (also called Crooked Bias or Bias and Stand). This does indicate that the lower pouch is post-1865 and the upper pouch dating from 1849 to 1865.

Regimental Details | Cheshire Yeomanry Sabretaches and Pouches