Original U.S. Early Indian Wars Rhode Island Militia .45/70 Cartridge Box With Wood Insert by Watervliet Arsenal U.S. Flare Guns We decided to leave it

We decided to leave it as is to preserve the patina

but the only marking on the frame was 160

The painting features a soldier in a blue wool uniform dressed in field gear with his musket at order arms

The rigid metal feed strip was obsolete by the 1920s

Size: 9" long

Original U.S. Early Indian Wars Rhode Island Militia .45/70 Cartridge Box With Wood Insert by Watervliet Arsenal U.S. Flare Guns We decided to leave itOriginal Item: Only One Available. Original Federal Issue . 45 70 Cartridge Box in excellent condition of circa 1870s vintage. This box is a nice example of an early manufactured universal style of carbine box that became standard. It came with a removable wood block that could be changed to fit a variety of different cartridges. The box has the typical early war style of attaching the latch tab by the means of a row of stitching, and is fitted with