The cartridge holder cover has the function to protect the cartridge holder and the cartridges of the inclemencies of the time. Although I have found several designs, all are very similar, with small differences. The used material was the waxed fabric (to do it impermeable). The fabric colors and type depended than it was possible to be found in the zone where the unit was quartered, although most common they are the black, crude and the white (Until 1820 a specific regulation for the cartridge holders cover does not enter in use).
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