Revenge of the Sith Wookiee Bandoliers

Chewbacca wears an ammo belt and satchel during all of his appearances.

Reference Media

A gallery of reference photos, illustrations, videos, and other reference media of the original costume.

Chewbacca Bandolier

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

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Star Wars Celebration III

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Blu-Ray Chewbacca Costume Featurette

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Episode III Blu-Ray Bonus Features

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Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary

Pages 176 - 181

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Reference Information

A set of detailed notes researching the original costumes.

Ammo Boxes

1. Both small and large boxes in the Ep3 bandolier appear to be as wide as the strap. They look like they are assembled from cut panels designed to fit together like a puzzle.
2. WookieeGunner and Dougie Fett did some scaling work on the Ep3 blocks.
   1. Large Box
      1. Face: 98mm x 52mm
      2. Top Edge: 98mm x 6.5mm
      3. Cutout: 12.5mm x 10mm x .5mm
      4. L Shape: 12mm x 12mm x 2mm
      5. Gap Between Edge and L: 2mm
      6. Front Edge Cutout: 10mm x 3mm x. 5mm
      7. Lip Width: 2mm
      8. Lip Depth: 3mm
      9. Depth: 17mm
   2. Small Box
      1. Face: 108mm x 34.75mm
      2. Top Edge: 108mm x 5mm
      3. Top Cutout: 10.5mm x 6mm
      4. Side Cutout: 3mm x 3mm
      5. Gap Between Edge and Cutout: 2mm
      6. Front Edge Cutout: 6mm x 3mm x .5mm
      7. Depth: 17mm
   3. Spacing between Boxes: 60.5mm

Bandolier Strap

1. The bandolier is always worn on the left shoulder, with the pouch resting on the upper right thigh.
2. The bandolier can be worn with the concho/discs in either front or back.
3. In some early publicity photos for Revenge of the Sith, Peter Mayhew wore his new Revenge of the Sith costume with the Return of the Jedi bandolier, presumably because the new bandolier wasn't finished. GotWookiee used the RotJ bandolier as a point of reference in determining the dimensions of the RotS bandolier:
   • Main strap:
     • Width: 3"
     • Length: 1864mm
     • Thickness:
     • Width of seam: 1/3"
     • Distance from last ammo box to end: 112mm
     • Distance between ammo boxes: 42mm
     • Tapered ends:
       • Width at end: 35mm
       • Distance taper starts from end of bandolier: 42mm
       • Radius of curve: 4mm
     • End loop:
       • Length: 42mm
       • Width: 35mm
     • Dark brown snaps: (2)
       • Diameter: 14mm
       • Distance from end of bandolier: 14.5mm
   • Center strap:
     • Width:  1"
     • Length: approx.
     • Thickness:
     • Width of seam: 1/3"
     • Loops (38)
       • Width: 5mm
       • Diameter: approx. 30mm
       • Thickness:
     • Distance from end of strap to end of bandolier: 88mm
     • Taper starts: 9.5
     • Copper rivets: (2)
       • Diameter: 1/3"
       • Center distance from end of center strap: 9.5mm
4. It is a dark brown color; darker than the pouch.
5. There is no leather concho or disc, as on the original trilogy bandoliers.
6. The center strap is held in place with leather loops, not rivets. These loops are placed at the base of every box, so there are two for each box.
7. There is a rivet at the each end of the center strap.

Pouch

1. The pouch is large, approximately 1’ wide by perhaps 8’ long. The flap covers almost the entire front of the pouch.
2. The flap is secured with a pair of belt-like fasteners.
3. The original trilogy pouch is made of heavily worn leather. There are several visible dark spot on the lower right hand corner.
4. The Episode III pouch looks brand new and appears to be made of suede.

Tutorials & Resources

Information about how to make or otherwise acquire your own replica costume. Tutorials, instructions, 3D files, patterns, links to forum posts, etc .

DIY Bandoliers

Bandolier Strap

Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Chewbacca's Bandolier!

Patterns

1. How To Use The Leather Strap Cutter
2. Basic Hand Stitching Set For Leather
3. Installing Eyelets And Grommets On Leather
4. Setting Snap Fasteners On Leather
5. Setting up a Leather Workshop
6. Leather Preparation For Tooling
7. Antique Stain And Finish On Leather
8. Edge Creasing On Leather Tutorial
9. How To Finish Exposed Edges On Leather
10. How To Punch Round Holes Using Drive and Rotary Punches
11. How To Set A Rivet In Leather
12. How To Cut Leather
13. How To Set a Copper Rivet
14. How To Overall And Inlay Dye

Tools You Will Need

1. Scratch Awl
2. Head Knife
3. Straight Knife
4. Strap Cutter

Pouch

1. You want 4 - 6 oz. leather for the strap, and 3 - 5 oz. for the pouch.

Community Resources

Clubs, forums, and user groups focused on this prop.