Original U.S. Civil War Phenomenal Experimental M1861 Cartridge Box Altered for Metallic Ammunition with Period Note Fusee Spring & Cover The sides of the fin

The sides of the fin assembly have exhaust holes

They appear to have their original paper wrapping but they are no longer wrapped around the markers

with the only issue being that the extractor spring is frozen

and may have been been carried on the battlefield at Waterloo itself

Moved to White House Landing

Original U.S. Civil War Phenomenal Experimental M1861 Cartridge Box Altered for Metallic Ammunition with Period Note Fusee Spring & Cover The sides of the finOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Weve had a great variety of experimental items in the past, but theyre mostly from the World War I period and later. This is a truly unique piece of Civil War field gear, an M1861 Cartridge box which has been heavily altered for the carrying of metallic ammunition. The tins have been shortened and are now one single long tin, with a second tin being inserted underneath the first, which leans outwards when pulled. The