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FEDERAL PATTERN 1861 UNION CARTRIDGE BOX WITH TINS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
FEDERAL PATTERN 1861 UNION CARTRIDGE BOX WITH TINS
Original Union 1861 pattern leather cartridge box complete except for the leather shoulder strap, originally manufactured to accommodate forty .58 caliber minie ball cartridges. Bears fine original oval brass plate with the letters "US" embossed thereon, affixed to the box's flap with a strip of leather through the plate's loops. All straps, flaps and tabs are intact and strong, save one buckle at bottom separated but loops of leather and original buckle still present. The interior pouch tab is also strong and intact, as is the tin compartment within. The pouch flap is maker marked "E. A. CORBET ST. LOUIS". This cartridge box has been reconditioned and oiled and some of the preservative has coalesced to form some white residue. Sold as-is.

Estimate: $300 - 400.

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