GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
CIVIL WAR 10-TUBE BLAKESLEE "QUICK LOADER" SPENCER CARTRIDGE BOX WITH ORIGINAL PAPER LABEL.This rare cartridge box is an original and authentic Civil War era example of a rare military accoutrement. Dubbed "Quick Loader" by the soldiers, this is one of 22,000 produced in 1864-65 by Emerson Gaylord of Chicopee, Massachusetts under army ordnance department contracts. This is the most typical box seen, but a vast majority are in very poor condition. This is among the nicest you will see complete with all ten tin tubes. SIZE: PROVENANCE: Don Stoops, Sharpsburg, MD; David Pierce collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall and about as nice as you will find a Civil War leather accoutrement with good markings and rarely seen original paper label inside lid. Brass finial has glued repair. This label is not photographed or mentioned in any literature cataloger is aware of. 52156-2 JS (4,000-6,000)