Original U.S. Indian Wars M1874 .45/70 McKeever Cartridge Box - Marked to Watervliet Arsenal - Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Books & Films Irwin first enlisted as a

Irwin first enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant with a Reserve Cavalry unit in July of 1932

On top of the mount is a traverse wheel

The pommel is stamped twice with 54E and 68

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Original U.S. Indian Wars M1874 .45/70 McKeever Cartridge Box - Marked to Watervliet Arsenal - Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Books & Films Irwin first enlisted as aOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice Model 1874 McKeever cartridge box, designed to hold twenty . 45 70 "Government" cartridges for the Springfield Trapdoor rifle, ten on each side. These are held in place by fabric loops, and the box opens up like a clam shell, and is hinged at the bottom with a brass rod. A leather closure tab fastens to brass finial on the top. The box was a very well liked design, so after the U. S. Army Adopted