Original and rare Civil War wooden ammunition crate for cartridges of the Smith carbine. A well marked crate that measures, 8 1/4 \" high x 12 1/2\" wide x 15 1/4 \" long. The case is marked on one side, 1,000 cartridges with caps for SMITH\'s breach loading carbine, No. 1. On the side panel it is stenciled \"Pressed Skin Ctg\'s\". Over this it is stamped, 501 ....Bannerman\'s,New York. ....... On the rear of the ammo case it is stamped \"Bannerman, New York.\". Bannerman was a military surplus buyer and a military goods supplier after the Civil War.
You can pick up a original Civil War 58 cal. cartridge ammo crates now and then in which are hard enough to find but to find an original carbine crate is very difficult to obtain. This is a plus for any collection of Civil War Carbines or Civil War Cartridge Ammunition. .

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