Pistol cartridge box ?

[mikekj]

I'm sure leather pistol cartridge boxes (for Colt or Remington) had some kind of liner.

Did they have a tin box liner or wood block, or something else?

 

[1st sarge]

wooden block

 

[mikekj]

Thank you.

Did it have 6 or 12 holes in it?

 

[Southron]

I was friends with Turner Kirkland and some of the other people out at Dixie Gun Works back in 1976 when they opened an original, Civil War era, crate of Yankee pistol boxes. I assume that the crate came from Bannerman's. Whatever, it had never been opened.

The crate was roughly [as best as I can remember] 4' Long by 4 ' Long and maybe 2 & 1/2' high. My understanding at the time was that Turner had purchased the unopened crate sometimes in the 1950's.

Anyway, Jack Garner (who worked for DGW at the time) opened the top lid of the crate as we watched. When open, we saw that the crate was filled with rows and rows of neatly stacked pistol boxes. The boxes were so well and neatly stacked (and close together) that no packing material was needed.

The leather of the boxes was dried out and cracked but otherwise the pistol boxes were in very good shape. The crate contained ONLY pistol cartridge boxes and nothing else.

I purchased one of those pistol cartridge boxes and had it for years until I sold it.

Since military issue pistol cartridges were often issued in 6 round packets, I wonder IF there was any need for tin or wooden blocks. Maybe someone at this forum could post pictures of pistol cartridge boxes and packets of cartridges.

THANKS!!!

 

[mikekj]

Since military issue pistol cartridges were often issued in 6 round packets, I wonder IF there was any need for tin or wooden blocks. Maybe someone at this forum could post pictures of pistol cartridge boxes and packets of cartridges.

THANKS!!!

That's sort of where I was thinking. And some were packed in wooden containers that were drilled to hold each cartridge.

Maybe just drop these in the cartridge box.

 

[Bob Owen]