Carbine cartridge box
- Object Type
- Artifact
- Object ID
- 12397
- Date
- 1869
- Description
- Carbine cartridge box used to store colt revolving carbine cartridges. 1869 leather case embossed with "USN" on outer flap and "Navy Yard N.Y. 1869" on inner flap. A leather strip fastens to a brass knob on the bottom.
Enclosed card reads: "Navy Yard Carbine Cartridge box used for colt revolving carbine cartridges. Page 963 American Military Equipment 1851 to 1872. Date restamped post C.C. for cart. box use, Remington rolling block carbine. (the gun report magazine Jan 1997) DW 1976. 173"
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