PATTERN 1839 OVAL US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE AND BULLETS FROM THE ROSENSTEEL COLLECTION OF GETTYSBURG

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This riker box display contains a dropped Union three ring minie ball and a dropped Confederate Gardner bullet. Also in the box is a Pattern 1839 oval “US” plate meant for wear on the outer flap of the Union soldier’s cartridge box. This plate is from the famous Rosensteel collection which formed the basis of the present Gettysburg National Military Park collection. The surface of the plate is mottled but with a smooth finish and some small freeze cracks along the bottom edge. The reverse is devoid of hooks but has 95% of the lead fill.

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