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From a safety standpoint I think it critical that the Dummy rounds be easily identifiable as dummy. Otherwise a live round will sneak into the bunch and serious problems can arise. I think drilling a hole through the case were it is covered by the Bandoleer would be a good solution. The cartridge is readily identifiable but not visible when carried.
My EOD team was tasked with clearing a reenact er unit in preparation for a Presidential visit. Of the 120 weapons we inspected we found 5 which were loaded. The Georgia boys used their Civil War weapons for deer hunting in the Piney woods.
After that experience I all ways carried a box of caps whenever I was tasked to clear muzzle loading weapons. I would place the unit in single file and approach the inspection point. They would cap the weapon and fire it into a berm. After the initial incident we never encountered a loaded weapon. Apparently the Secret Service put the word out and the Units cleared their weapons in advance.
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