Equipment US
US Post Civil War, Militia, National Guard, 16 Round Cartridge Box
Equipment US
US Post Civil War, Militia, National Guard, 16 Round Cartridge Box
Item #59259 : Original era manufacture. Black leather bodied pouch with a wood block insert, drilled to accept 16 rounds of ammunition. Two belt loops on the reverse, with openings for a shoulder strap assembly. The inner flap displays the inspector markings for J.W.Jones, US Inspector, Ordnance Dept. The securing strap is present but broken on one side, scattered areas of surface dryness but most of the leather surface remains intact. Thin brass wires which once held a brass flap decorative plate remain embedded in the surface.