Civil War issue 1861 PATTERN - .58 cal. CARTRIDGE BOX

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Civil War issue 1861 PATTERN - .58 cal. CARTRIDGE BOX

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Sold Date: 11/01/2003
Channel: Retail
Source: Tias
Category: Militaria & Weapons

A nice honest pattern of 1861 cartridge box for the .58 caliber Union issue rifled musket. This piece is nicely maker marked by federal contractor L. S. BAKER NEW YORK and remains in nice pliable condition, solid at the seams and retaining its original roller buckles, cartridge tins and lead filled brass US box plate. No tears or repairs and good evidence of decades of natural age after period use on a waist belt. Those feminists in the group (we know you are out there) will appreciate the fact that L. S. Baker is in fact LAURA S. Baker an honest to goodness lady federal accoutrement contractor! Laura must have been quite a spunky lady for in a period when the ladies were not commonly in such competitive businesses as those competing for Government contracts, she took over her husband John A. Bakers business (a saddler who also made leather military goods) and operated the firm until 1864 when she was joined by James McKenney to form BAKER & McKENNEY. That firm too was successful in obtaining military contracts and will be remembered by collectors as a desirable but less common maker than the early Civil War L. S. BAKER marked boxes. Laura Baker withdrew from the business world in 1871. A nice honest Civil War box with the advantage of a good name, evidence of use as is as a waist box rather than with a shoulder sling and in solid, eye pealing condition. please note: ALL ITEMS ARE CURRENT & AVAILABLE UNLESS MARKED SOLD!!. If you are new to Gunsight Antiques and wish additional information or just to learn who we are, please check out our home page. Thanks for visiting our on-line store !!