L261.             U S WAIST BELT PLATE ON ORIGINAL LEATHER BELT, THE PLATE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
                      WITH A MELLOW BRASS PATINA, REVERSE HAS FULL SLICK LEAD AND ARROW HOOKS, THE BELT
                       IS VERY STRONG AND PLIABLE, HAS VERY MINIMAL CRAZING AND IS THE STYLE WITH THE TOOL
                       GROOVE ON  THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE, MUCH NICER THAN MOST WE SEE TODAY
                                                                                $485.00

L253.        U S CARTRIDGE BOX, PATTERN OF JULY 1864 TYPE I, THIS WAS A VERY SHORT LIVED PATTERN
                 WHERE THE GOVERNMENT OMITTED THE INNER FLAP IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY, ONLY
                  TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST CONTRACTS WERE ISSUED, THE REGULATIONS WERE CHANGED
                  BACK TO REQUIRE THE INNER FLAP, THE LEATHER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY
                  NO CRAZING OR FLAKING, STRONG U S EMBOSSING AND INSPECTOR STAMP ON FRONT FLAP,
                  ALL STITCHING IS STRONG, H.W. OLIVER / PITTSBURGH MAKER MARK ON INSIDE, THE CLOSURE
                  TAB IS BROKE WHERE IT GOES OVER THE FINIAL, ONE ROLLER BUCKLE MISSING, NO TINS, THIS
                  BOX DISPLAYS GREAT AND IS ONE OF THE HARDEST FEDERAL PATTERNS TO LOCATE
                                                                                                           $365.00