Depending on the circumstances, there could be an offence of going equipped for theft under the Theft Acts. There would need to be intent, so it would be a complete defence to a charge to say that it was done for the purposes of religion or fashion.
The Vagrancy Act 1824 was introduced mainly to cover offences of begging when ex-soldiers had been discharged from the army. They had suffered appalling injuries at Waterloo, including mislaid arms and legs. But it was upsetting for respectable people to be asked for money for these men to feed their families with.