Original U.S. Civil War Federal Issue .44 Caliber Pistol Cartridge Box Category_Martini-Henry Accessories but there are also areas

but there are also areas of fouling and oxidation

Statsick with original tailor label dated 1917

and there is minimal shrinking in the leather

with a green rubber flexible ribbed tube attached to the ‘mouth’

Original U.S. Civil War Federal Issue .44 Caliber Pistol Cartridge Box Category_Martini-Henry Accessories but there are also areasOriginal Item: Only One Available. US Infantry accouterments from 1839 1851, specifically Frogs on Bayonet Scabbards, Waist Belts and Cartridge Box Slings, were made from White Buff Leather. Buff leather is leather that has been whitened through a complex, expensive and time consuming chemical process. In 1851, the US Ordnance Dept. changed the leather used in these items to "Buff Leather, Blacked." Hence, all existing accouterments in the US Arsenals