Original U.S. Civil War Pistol Cartridge Box Antique Remingtons There are also the CROWN

There are also the CROWN / CROSSED SCEPTERS / BPC proof and CROWN / CROSSED SCEPTERS / V viewed marks from the English city of Birmingham on the bottoms of both barrels

It is contained in an embossed leather or paper covered case

This looks to be the original liner

He is holding a sword which

CPL Ulysses Buzzard

Original U.S. Civil War Pistol Cartridge Box Antique Remingtons There are also the CROWNOriginal 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