Original U.S. Civil War Phenomenal Experimental M1861 Cartridge Box Altered for Metallic Ammunition with Period Note Fusee Spring & Cover The patch depicts a white

The patch depicts a white and yellow shield with yellow wings

and may have been been carried on the battlefield at Waterloo itself

Burpee returned to the United States in November 1943 to become the general manager of the 2nd Military Railway Service

Moved to White House Landing

Original U.S. Civil War Phenomenal Experimental M1861 Cartridge Box Altered for Metallic Ammunition with Period Note Fusee Spring & Cover The patch depicts a whiteOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Weve had a great variety of experimental items in the past, but theyre mostly from the World War I period and later. This is a truly unique piece of Civil War field gear, an M1861 Cartridge box which has been heavily altered for the carrying of metallic ammunition. The tins have been shortened and are now one single long tin, with a second tin being inserted underneath the first, which leans outwards when pulled. The