Original U.S. Civil War M1855/61 .58 Caliber Cartridge Box with Original Tins & Cartridge Blocks German Machine Guns causing cracks to appear at

causing cracks to appear at the front of the "receiver"

It also is marked with serial number 9659 / M on the front of the receiver

This was the type that saw service all over Europe and Moscow in 1812 with the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and at his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815

" the Battalion moved to the Presidio of San Francisco

To our good fortune

Original U.S. Civil War M1855/61 .58 Caliber Cartridge Box with Original Tins & Cartridge Blocks German Machine Guns causing cracks to appear atOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an interesting Federal Issue Cartridge Box which has certainly seen some service during the American Civil War! This is a genuine Federal Issue leather Pattern 1855 . 58 Caliber Cartridge Box which retains both the original tins and the wooden cartridge blocks inside! The primary flap is rather stiff and is missing the box plate as shown. Both original matching cartridge tins as well as both original wooden