Can anyone identify this object?

[Longrider33]

I have a large (12-1/2 x 6 x 4-1/2) leather pouch that just HAS to be for a machine gun magazine and used by mounted troops. I have attached photos but since this is my first post, I have no idea if I did it correctly.
I've had this for quite a while; used it for shotshell storage for SASS meets for a short time. Now I need to know what it really is so that I can evaluate and sell it.
Any help anyone can provide is appreciated!
Dave Dodds

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[Chuckindenver]

looks East German or Swiss, but thats a guess on my part.

[moltiv]

I have a large (12-1/2 x 6 x 4-1/2) leather pouch that just HAS to be for a machine gun magazine and used by mounted troops. I have attached photos but since this is my first post, I have no idea if I did it correctly.
I've had this for quite a while; used it for shotshell storage for SASS meets for a short time. Now I need to know what it really is so that I can evaluate and sell it.
Any help anyone can provide is appreciated!
Dave Dodds

RC might stand for Royal Canadian.Just guess

[Gibbs505]

Could also be Royal Artillary

[The Queens Medalist 86,87]

Looks Brit,Canadian, or possible US. Made for carrying something heavy. Brit commonwealth used brass buckles and bronze rivets. Those triangular metal hook ups are seen on their leather bandoliers, I own.
You should tell us what those 4 letters are and any other markings. RC&A ?

[Alfred]

The Madsen used a large curved box magazine.
It was a popular export weapon and often used by mounted troops and cavalry.

[Warren]

It is a Madsen mag pouch. It should have the steel separators for 5 or 6 mags..

[Alfred]

It is a Madsen mag pouch. It should have the steel separators for 5 or 6 mags..

I thought it might be. I couldn't find an image of the Madsen Mag pouch online, but I did find the spare parts pouch for these and the type of leather, fittings, and workmanship are a pretty close match.

I'm not sure but I think the British Cavalry did use a few Madsens before the Bren Gun was developed.
These guns have shown up in armories in South america still in the crates and unissued. Probably bought by a long defunct government and the records lost. One such find was in .30/06 caliber. The author of the article (a Military advisor to some Banna republic) I read on these told of how his command had run completely out of 7.62 NATO for their LMGs but had found tons of .30/06 in storage. On digging through the base armory they found several crates of Madsen LMG and a few 1919A6 LMGs which they quickly put into operating condition to fill the gap till supplys of 7.62 came in.