Original U.S. Civil War M1864 .58 Caliber Cartridge Box with Tins & Period-Replaced Closure Tab by Watertown Arsenal - Dated 1864 Hotchkiss MG so the factory may not

so the factory may not have yet properly set up their blade stamping machinery when this example was produced

ladder back sight with the brass furniture

The rear compartment even still inflates

This means roughly 1/3 fewer combat deaths from artillery fragments and about an overall 10% to 20% reduction in total projected combat deaths

Originally the two-inch mortar was fitted with a large collimating sight with elevating and cross-level bubbles

Original U.S. Civil War M1864 .58 Caliber Cartridge Box with Tins & Period-Replaced Closure Tab by Watertown Arsenal - Dated 1864 Hotchkiss MG so the factory may notOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely and very well used Civil War cartridge box manufactured at the Watertown Arsenal in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1864. It features a cleanly embossed US on the outer flap and retains its original tins, though one is placed upside down for some reason. This cartridge box appears to have seen good service use, with some verdigris on every rivet. The cartridge box is "Pattern July 1864", Type II, "US" is