Original U.S. Indian Wars Scarce M1874 Revolver Cartridge Box with Embossed US Spanish Helmets giving it a three-dimensional appearance

giving it a three-dimensional appearance

The metalwork overall has a nice faded brown patina

- One Small sign measuring about 3 7/8" x 2 1/4"

and the rear of the guard has O S scratched into the finish

This particular scabbard was personalized by scratching into the leather

Original U.S. Indian Wars Scarce M1874 Revolver Cartridge Box with Embossed US Spanish Helmets giving it a three-dimensional appearanceOriginal Item. Only One Available. The introduction of metallic cartridge revolvers in the Army meant rethinking the pistol cartridge box. An 1872 board recommended simply using the infantry cap box to hold twelve pistol cartridges. An 1873 board, whose findings were published in an 1874 Ordnance Memorandum recommended a pattern submitted by Dyer using a sheepskin lining, but the large number of Civil War cap boxes on hand that could be cheaply