Ralph Heinz
Corporal
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2016
- Location
- Pacific Northwest
Here is an imported English Navy cartridge box, unmarked and it is exactly like one in Jarnagin's collection His is on a buff leather belt along with a large frame Confederate Colt revolver holster. I don't want to post photos of that outfit per possible copyright infringement. Jarnagin's is darker leather than mine. I have seen one other one and it was made of black leather.
Also here is another English imported pistol cartridge box that surfaced in Charlotte, NC some years ago. The brass finial is exactly like the ones on Enfield rifle cartridge pouches and the square stitching is identical to that on my A. Ross & Co. rifle cartridge pouch. It also has English style double line stitching. In addition, the front cover was "water proofed" with a coating of asphaltum (bitumen) -- a good idea when paper cartridges were inside.
I doubt that many of these survived and they may have been imported in a very limited quantity. The one above had a verbal history of Confederate use for whatever that's worth but I doubt the Union imported any of these as they had their own American made ones and it did come out of NC.
Also here is another English imported pistol cartridge box that surfaced in Charlotte, NC some years ago. The brass finial is exactly like the ones on Enfield rifle cartridge pouches and the square stitching is identical to that on my A. Ross & Co. rifle cartridge pouch. It also has English style double line stitching. In addition, the front cover was "water proofed" with a coating of asphaltum (bitumen) -- a good idea when paper cartridges were inside.
I doubt that many of these survived and they may have been imported in a very limited quantity. The one above had a verbal history of Confederate use for whatever that's worth but I doubt the Union imported any of these as they had their own American made ones and it did come out of NC.