Cap & Cartridge Boxes

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EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BERDAN SHARPSHOOTER CARTRIDGE BOX

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BERDAN SHARPSHOOTER CARTRIDGE BOX

Berdan's Sharpshooters of 1862 and beyond issued this Infantry style cartridge box to accommodate the custom breechloading Sharps Rifles used by the 1st and 2nd United States Sharpshooters. This box… (490-7145). Learn More »

P1861 CARTRIDGE BOX – LONGLEY AND CO. 1862

P1861 CARTRIDGE BOX – LONGLEY AND CO. 1862

This very nice cartridge box is a pattern of 1861, designed to support the armament of the .58 rifle muskets in widespread use by the US military during the Civil War.  Medium sized plates were most… (286-1265). Learn More »

US MAKER MARKED INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX SLING: GETTYSBURG SHIELDS MUSEUM

US MAKER MARKED INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX SLING: GETTYSBURG SHIELDS MUSEUM

Field used US cartridge box sling recovered here at Gettysburg and once in the Shields Museum, which opened here in town in 1925 displaying relics picked up the battlefield and was in business until… (286-1135). Learn More »

EXCEEDINGLY RARE CIVIL WAR SPENCER RIFLE CARTRIDGE BOX – MAKER MARKED!

EXCEEDINGLY RARE CIVIL WAR SPENCER RIFLE CARTRIDGE BOX – MAKER MARKED!

Great condition Civil War U.S. issue carbine cartridge box, meant to accommodate 56-50 Spencer cartridges. The box has supple leather with some crazing on the outer flap. The inside of the box is… (490-7132). Learn More »

$2,950.00
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EXCELLENT EARLY CIVIL WAR CAP POUCH – MAKER MARKED!

EXCELLENT EARLY CIVIL WAR CAP POUCH – MAKER MARKED!

This lovely early style cap pouch was ubiquitous among US infantry soldiers. Holding the essential percussion caps for the operation of the rifle or musket. The exterior shows light crazing, but all… (490-7139). Learn More »

GREAT CONDITION P1861 .69 CALIBER CARTIDGE BOX WITH PLATE AND TINS – INITIALED!

GREAT CONDITION P1861 .69 CALIBER CARTIDGE BOX WITH PLATE AND TINS – INITIALED!

Orders existed prior to the outbreak of the war for arsenals to keep on hand .69 cal. round ball as well as .58 cal. elongated ball cartridge boxes. For example, the New York Arsenal was ordered to… (490-7147). Learn More »

EXCELLENT CONDITION PISTOL CARTRIDGE BOX – MAKER MARKED!

EXCELLENT CONDITION PISTOL CARTRIDGE BOX – MAKER MARKED!

This pistol cartridge box is in a remarkably nice condition given its age.  All stitching is fully intact and strong, and the only true signs of use and wear are some folding creases on the outer… (490-7140). Learn More »

VERY INTERESTING CIRCA 1800 “BELLY BOX” WITH SEVERAL CARTRIDGES

VERY INTERESTING CIRCA 1800 “BELLY BOX” WITH SEVERAL CARTRIDGES

This is the style of cartridge box as worn by “Light” troops and militias throughout the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and later. It was very simple and rugged in design. It consisted of a… (844-50). Learn More »

$795.00
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WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING

WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING

This white buff leather cartridge box sling is rather long, one-piece, about 68” overall with the belt portion 2 5/16 inches wide and about 57 ½ inches long, the remainder of the length being in… (2024-1340). Learn More »

US 1857 PATTERN INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX WITH SOLDIER’S INITIALS AND BOX PLATE

US 1857 PATTERN INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX WITH SOLDIER’S INITIALS AND BOX PLATE

This US cartridge box is maker marked on the inner flap by Gaylord and is the standard 1857 pattern using belt loops on the back, shoulder belt buckles on the bottom, and a latch tab on the front that… (1256-01). Learn More »

MEXICAN WAR ERA US FRANKFORD ARSENAL MARKED WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING

MEXICAN WAR ERA US FRANKFORD ARSENAL MARKED WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING

This the regulation cartridge box sling in the U.S. army until 1851 when accouterment belts shifted to black and many of these were simply dyed to conform to the new regulations. This one luckily… (2024-2096). Learn More »

$495.00
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WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING

WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING

This cartridge box sling measures 68” overall and is made with separate billets sewn to each end for the buckles of a cartridge box. The belt itself is 59” long and 2” wide, with the billets 5… (2024-1341). Learn More »

IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE CAP BOX OF DOUGLAS HAMILTON KNOX CO. B VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE BATTALION OF INFANTRY: SERVICE AT RICHMOND/PETERSBURG 1864

IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE CAP BOX OF DOUGLAS HAMILTON KNOX CO. B VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE BATTALION OF INFANTRY: SERVICE AT RICHMOND/PETERSBURG 1864

This identified Confederate cap box comes from collection of Civil War relics and family mementos retained by the Knox family of Fredericksburg, VA., and is one of several items labelled by the family… (1246-07). Learn More »

U.S. WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING WITH PLATE, US ARMY 1839 THROUGH MEXICAN WAR TO 1851 AND SOME EARLY CIVIL WAR STATE VOLUNTEERS

U.S. WHITE BUFF CARTRIDGE BOX SLING WITH PLATE, US ARMY 1839 THROUGH MEXICAN WAR TO 1851 AND SOME EARLY CIVIL WAR STATE VOLUNTEERS

This is an excellent example of the regulation US sling used on the M1839 infantry cartridge box and that still shows up on some early Civil War state troops. The sling has a pleasing light, cream… (2024-1342). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR WAIST BELT AND BUCKLE WITH TWO MAKER-MARKED PERCUSSION CAP POUCHES

CIVIL WAR WAIST BELT AND BUCKLE WITH TWO MAKER-MARKED PERCUSSION CAP POUCHES

This non-excavated Federal belt plate is of the regulation 1839 pattern. Constructed in the die-struck and rolled brass method, the brass accoutrement’s face shows a clear “US”. Face shows only… (1256-47). Learn More »

REGULATION 1861 CARTRIDGE BOX WITH PLATE AND TINS

REGULATION 1861 CARTRIDGE BOX WITH PLATE AND TINS

This cartridge box is an example of the "Pattern 1861” infantry cartridge box. Outer flap exhibits light crazing; mostly on hinge area and lower corners. Outside edges of flap are tooled. Oval… (1256-03). Learn More »

U.S. M1861 INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX WITH SLING AND PLATES AND BAYONET HOLE

U.S. M1861 INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX WITH SLING AND PLATES AND BAYONET HOLE

Box is for carrying the .58 caliber rifle musket cartridge. Outer flap is in good condition. The leather is clean and smooth with an oval “US” plate attached by a leather thong. The face of the… (1256-02). Learn More »

NICE CIVIL WAR PISTOL CARTRIDGE BOX

NICE CIVIL WAR PISTOL CARTRIDGE BOX

Original pistol cartridge box with clean leather and tight seams to hold Army size (.44 cal.) cartridge packs. Likely unissued. Outer flap remains supple. Light crazing overall. A script “US”… (1256-27). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR PERCUSSION CAP POUCH

CIVIL WAR PERCUSSION CAP POUCH

This is a Civil War-era percussion cap pouch. This early pattern has the closing tab as a separate piece sewn to the outer flap. This latch tab is unbroken. The interior is clean and the inner flap… (1256-20). Learn More »

$135.00
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CIVIL WAR PERCUSSION CAP POUCH

CIVIL WAR PERCUSSION CAP POUCH

This is a Civil War-era percussion cap pouch. This early pattern has the closing tab as a separate piece sewn to the outer flap. This latch tab is unbroken. The interior is clean and the inner flap… (1256-21). Learn More »


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RARE ID’D FIELD PRESENTATION BUGLE JACOB KECK - 7TH NEW YORK, 9TH NYSM (83RD NY), 97TH NEW YORK

This handsome instrument is in exquisite condition and is professionally inscribed in cursive with the words, “Presented to / J. F. Keck, / By the Members of the / 9th N.Y.S.M / in the Field. / March 1864”. Very rarely were bugles or such musical… (2024-1443). Learn More »

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