Purpose: These boxes were used by the arsenals to ship minie balls ("x-panding balls") or round lead balls to the military units in the field or to other arsenals.

Materials: They are made out of 1" pine, period accurate cut nails and wood glue. There are 2 slotted screws in the lid. The stenciling is on both ends and inside the lid.

Sizes:

X-panding Ball .58 cal. 10 x 10 x 6-3/4

X-panding Ball  .69 cal. 11-1/4 x 11-1/4 x 7

Round Ball  .69 cal.  8-3/4 x 8-3/4 x 6-3/4

Purpose: Most of the Federal Armies' Musket Caps were produced by the Frankford Arsenal. According to the Ordnance Manual, after the caps were "put up" in cotton duck bags. Each bag held 10,000 caps and was stenciled with the bag number, contents and place and date of fabrication. The packing box held 10 of these bags packed in "tow", which is untwisted rope.

Our packing box is made to Ordnance dimension; it is not dove-tailed, however, we include 10 bags, stenciled and numbered 1 to 10. The box is painted olive and stenciled with the contents.

Materials: 6 non-functioning screws to represent the 2" #12 screws that attached the lid on the original. Also included are 2 lids stops and a small sample of tow. Caps are not included. The bags can be empty or full of wood shavings (I have to get rid of the shavings somehow).

Sizes: 30" long (+ handles) x 13-1/2" wide x 10" high.

note: Expect to pay slightly more for shipping due to the size of the box