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CIVIL WAR ERA .58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGES FOR THE RIFLE MUSKET
- VERY NICE SPECIMENS: These are
individual collector quality .58 caliber paper
cartridges loaded with the Minie Ball or Bullet, as were
issued with the Models 1855 - 1863 Rifled Muskets.
I have the
following cartridges
in stock, and each is listed and priced individually below with
accompanying photographs.
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No. 1 .58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGE FOR THE RIFLE MUSKET
- DISPLAYED IN A RIKER MOUNT: A very nice, ready made display
piece, this is an excellent, complete .58 caliber Rifle Musket
Paper Cartridge as issued with the Models 1855-1863
Rifle Muskets, protected in a Riker display mount. The glass front to the display bears
the printed banner, "CIVIL WAR CARTRIDGE".
The paper wrapper of the cartridge is very solid with no
holes, or tears. There is a hand written notation
on the cartridge "58 C.W. Musket 1855 Springfield". The folded tail is full
form and the thread tie at the point of the bullet is
intact. This is an excellent piece to display
with your Civil War era rifle musket.
SOLD
(see No. 2 below)
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No.
2 .58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGE FOR THE RIFLE MUSKET
- DISPLAYED IN A RIKER MOUNT: A very nice, ready made display
piece, this is an excellent, complete .58 caliber Rifle Musket
Paper Cartridge as issued with the Models 1855-1863
Rifle Muskets, protected in a Riker display mount. The glass front to the display bears
the printed banner, "CIVIL WAR CARTRIDGE".
The paper wrapper of the cartridge has been reinforced
with small pieces of original cartridge wrapping paper
at a point on one side of the base of the cartridge
where the paper had worn through. A number of
these cartridges were recovered from the leather
cartridge boxes and they had suffered some wear due to
being carried in the soldier's boxes. The
cartridge is now very solid with no
other holes, or tears, and the repair is limited to the
one side which does not show when displayed in the riker
mount. The folded tail is full
form and the thread tie at the point of the bullet is
intact. This is an excellent piece to display
with your Civil War era rifle musket at a very good
price.
(0368)
$65
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No. 3 .58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGE FOR THE RIFLE MUSKET:
A very nice, complete .58 caliber Rifle Musket Paper
Cartridge as issued with the Models 1855-1863 Rifle
Muskets. The paper wrapper is very solid with a
very small pin hole at the base where the tail of the
cartridge folds over the base. The folded tail is
full form and the thread tie at the point of the bullet
is intact. Overall this is a very nice specimen to
display with your Civil War era rifle musket.
SOLD
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58 CALIBER SKIN CARTRIDGE – SCARCE: In
comparison to the paper cartridges, few of these fragile
skin cartridges survive today in collections. The
“skin” tube is a piece of animal gut was treated with
nitrates in order that it burned when the cartridge was
fired. The tube was glued around the base of the bullet
and filled with the powder. The entire cartridge was
then varnished to harden it and protect it from
moisture. The material itself and the mode of
manufacture did not enhance the survival of these
cartridges and subsequently they are scarce today. This
specimen is complete and undamaged with the bullet, tube
and powder intact. (0530) $85
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