Original U.S. Civil War Federal Issue .44 Caliber Pistol Cartridge Box Category_Martini-Henry Accessories There is also a proof

There is also a proof mark in the middle of the blade fuller

with the Cornflower Blue lapels that fold back

and there is minimal shrinking in the leather

At some time in the late 1970s or early 1980s

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 There is also a proofOriginal 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