Original U.S. Civil War 1862 Sharps Rifle Cartridge Box as Used by Berdan’s Sharpshooter Regiments

Original Item. Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of an original scarce Civil War Sharps Rifle cartridge box as used by the members of the 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters during the Civil War. The box has a great U.S. Cartridge box plate on the front, and is in fair condition overall. The securing strap is unfortunately broken, and the brass knob is also completely missing, with a hole on the bottom of the box where it once was. This box retains the original tin insert. The tins were to hold the fragile sharps cartridges. This is a really phenomenal cartridge box to have been used by one of the scarcest regiments of the Civil War. The Sharps rifle boxes are extremely more difficult to find than the carbine boxes. Comes ready for further research and display. Notable sharpshooter units of the Civil War included the 1st and 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment (USVSR), composed of companies provided by numerous (primarily eastern) Union states. The U.S.V.S.R. wer