Original U.S. Early Indian Wars Rhode Island Militia .45/70 Cartridge Box With Wood Insert by Watervliet Arsenal U.S. Flare Guns There is a lidded compartment

There is a lidded compartment full of old cast lead bullets that have turned white with age

We decided to leave it as is to preserve the patina

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

so it moves around

The rigid metal feed strip was obsolete by the 1920s

Original U.S. Early Indian Wars Rhode Island Militia .45/70 Cartridge Box With Wood Insert by Watervliet Arsenal U.S. Flare Guns There is a lidded compartmentOriginal 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