US CIVIL WAR CAP BOX IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

US CIVIL WAR CAP BOX IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

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Item Code: 2026-9353

A regulation issue piece of Civil War soldier’s equipment that would be hard to improve upon for condition. These small leather pouches carried the copper percussion cap primers necessary to fire a muzzle-loading weapon. This made them almost universal among the infantry of both sides and also among cavalry, who might be lucky enough later in the war to get a carbine firing a self-contained metallic cartridge, but would need these for their percussion revolvers.

This one remains in remarkably good shape, likely unissued, solid, with strong seams, nice color and finish to the black leather, with no crackling or flaking, just a couple small white spots on the face of the pouch and slight wear to the edges of the flap, and some green verdigris on the copper rivets on the back securing the belt loops, created by acids in the leather acting on the copper, which could be cleaned off. We note that even the belt loops do not show the wrinkling, distortion or flaking commonly seen.

The box is complete with full length latch tab and brass finial on the bottom, with the inner flap in place and its half-circle side-ears, serving to help seal the pouch, in place and still secured by stitching. Not only that, this still has much of the fleece strip sewn in the upper rear of the pouch that would help keep the percussion caps from being jostled out if the soldier did not re-fasten the tab in the heat of battle. The fleece shows some dirt, and just a little loss in the center. In addition, the wire vent pick is also in place inside, used by the soldier to clear debris from the nipple and vent.

This has not been treated with any polish, dressing or preservatives and would be an excellent example of this key government issue accoutrement.   [sr][ph:L]

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