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Cartridge boxes, carbine slings:

U.S. black leather cartridge box, marked on back "Watervillet Arsenal", 5 x 6-1/4 in., [leather with minor chips, stains and surface abrasions;] rectangular brass mounted cartridge box, marked in cartouche "LSU", label's maker "Anson Mills", patent date "12-28-80", owner's hand written initials "RLM" (possibly R.L. Menville), 4-1/4 x 7-1/4 in., [normal wear and scuffs, generally good condition;] Civil War era U.S. cartridge box, original metal interior, 7-1/4 x 8-1/4 in., [leather very brittle with extensive surface losses, no belt;] carbine sling marked on steel hanger mount "TJ Sheppard/E Gaylord/Chickapee, Mass", stamped at tip end "R.A.R.", 51 in., [leather in good condition, minor corrosion and scuffs;] steel and brass carbine hanger, 7-3/4 in., [scattered light rust,] (five pieces). Provenance: Private Collection