Corisco "the Blond Devil" tried to imitate Lampião in everything, from the sui generis way of dressing to the way of carrying his weapons, wide leather straps for water bottles, bags, etc., (which did not seem to bother his leader, perhaps because he was only his second-in-command): leather belts with typical adornments, especially made to hold the water bottles at each side of the body, one for sugar and the other for sugar cane brandy (cachaça) or water; two leather bandoleers, coming from the shoulders and crossing the chest, going to each side of the waist, studded with 121 cartridges; Mauser rifle, model 1908, the strap decorated with coins and eyelets of white silver; leather bag for water; canvas shoes with thin decorated straps (the ones belonging to Lampião were equipped with reinforcement to correct his way of walking); deer-skin gloves, like the ones used by cattle tenders; rings, two or three on each finger; more leather bags, two or four, one pair bigger than the other. These, together with their straps, were decorated with stylized hems and colorful flowers. Finally, a yellow metal whistle held on a silver chain (the ones belonging to Lampião were made of solid gold) and a 38 gauge Mauser pistol. Corisco used to wear pants like riding breeches, leather leg protectors decorated with eyelets and tied by small buckles, while Lampião only used them on special occasions to protect himself against thorns and snake bites.