Original U.S. Civil War Model 1864 “Type II” .58 Cal. Cartridge Box by E. Metzger of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania British Documents & Books which quickly went through several

which quickly went through several different revisions

the Lieutenant Colonel sent in armored reinforcements

and from 1899 to the end it had a lower skull style shape

The blade mountings are the classic pre-war style with a very old round Iron Tsuba (cross guard)

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1864 “Type II” .58 Cal. Cartridge Box by E. Metzger of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania British Documents & Books which quickly went through severalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely and surprisingly very good condition Civil War cartridge box. It features a cleanly embossed US on the outer flap and has a cleanly stamped manufacturers mark and inspectors mark on the inside closure flap. E METZGERPHILA H. H. HARTZELU. SORD. DEPTSUB INSPECTOR E. Metzger of Philadelphia had numbers of contracts for various leather goods used by both the Army and Cavalry. The cartridge box is