Original U.S. Civil War Federal Cartridge Box Plate and Buckle Lot Ground Dug At The Battle of Fredericksburg Location - 2 Items MG 42 Accessories The barrel is labeled with

The barrel is labeled with serial number 987

They were also put into use by Germany and Soviet Russia alike when they were captured from the enemy

This makes the pressed fiber helmet one of the longest serving types of US Military headgear

these are slightly larger and thicker than issued today

and this example has been slightly shortened to have a 19 blade and overall length of 24

Original U.S. Civil War Federal Cartridge Box Plate and Buckle Lot Ground Dug At The Battle of Fredericksburg Location - 2 Items MG 42 Accessories The barrel is labeled withOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 2 Available. The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 1115, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The combat, between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee, included futile frontal attacks by the Union army on December 13 against entrenched Confederate