Big Rock
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2011
- Location
- Mid-Michigan
I purchased this box several years ago at a garage sale, which has been setting overhead in my garage until recently when I showed it to an acquaintance. He claimed it was an ammunition box from the Civil War and that his grandfather had three of them. I don't know if he knew what he was talking about, so I'm posting on this forum to see if anyone has any information about the box.
Construction is pine, with the box being 38" long, 10 1/2" high and 9 1/2" wide. The stencil on the box reads, "PAT'D. MCH. 6 th 1860". Construction is cut nail, which is correct for the period. The box appears to have been trunnion mounted, with the trunnion diameter being approx. 5/8".
If anyone knows what and how the box was used, I would greatly appreciate knowing.
Construction is pine, with the box being 38" long, 10 1/2" high and 9 1/2" wide. The stencil on the box reads, "PAT'D. MCH. 6 th 1860". Construction is cut nail, which is correct for the period. The box appears to have been trunnion mounted, with the trunnion diameter being approx. 5/8".
If anyone knows what and how the box was used, I would greatly appreciate knowing.