Original U.S. Indian Wars United States Navy Model Cartridge Box With Wood Insert - Dated 1869 Hotchkiss .303 offered in excellent condition

offered  in excellent condition

with all of the original nickel plating worn away

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Action is engraved in typical Purdey house style rose and scroll

It is unknown whether the Germans retreated or were killed by allied reinforcements

Original U.S. Indian Wars United States Navy Model Cartridge Box With Wood Insert - Dated 1869 Hotchkiss .303 offered in excellent conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine post Civil War, Indian Wars era leather cartridge box for use by the United States Navy and has USN cleanly embossed on the outer flap and has a cleanly stamped manufacturers mark and inspectors mark on the inside closure flap. ORD DEPTNAVY YARDNY1869 The outer surfaces of the box exhibit wear from age and use. The outer flap has light to moderate crazing throughout. The box still has the closure