This desirable artifact from the Civil War is an original, unopened box of Federal artillery friction primers still contained within the original, waterproof, dark-colored paper covering. Now heavily stained with a dark bluish-green color, the rectangular box specimen measures 2¼” long x 1½” wide x ¾” high and displays the easily read maker’s stamping that says, “FRICTION PRIMERS / FRANKFORD ARSENAL / 1864”. The packet contains ten friction primers that are short tubes of metal inserted into a hole near the top of a longer tube that was filled with musket powder. The use of friction primers for cannon was to ignite the powder charge in the gun tube. Entire paper box is in very good original condition and even has the brown cloth tab at the top to open the box. This box of artillery friction primers is a fine example of the implements used by the Federal long arm.

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