Original Henry Rifle Brass Cartridge Box

[Henry4440]

Original Henry Rifle Brass Cartridge Box, with 1863 patent date and Kittredge marked on lid, who was a retailer in Ohio, one of the largest retailers during the Civil War.
Who makes such ones today?

[Coffinmaker]

Henry,

I've only seen pictures of period make cartridge boxes.  Never an original I could touch and I don't know of anyone making one today.  Most cartridge "pouches" are leather. 
That is one interesting goodie though.  Sure would be loud marching along full of cartridges.  I also don't think it would hold enough ammunition for a fight.

Coffinmaker

[Fox Creek Kid]

I've only seen photos of this cartridge box. Like Coffinmaker stated before, you might as well have a brass band with you to announce your presence to the enemy with cartridges rattling around in that thing!!

Historical note: Anson Mills got his idea for the famous "Mills belt" while on campaign and soldiers having trouble with metallic cartridges rattling around in the Civil War era metal lined cartridge pouches. It was only after designing it that one of his officers under him decided to solicit a patent on his behalf which later made Mills wealthy.

[major]

Hello the board
The only Henry cartridge box that I am familiar with is the one pictured here.  Henry cartridges were rim fire and having them bouncing around in a metal box with other cartridges seams like a really bad idea.  The pictured box has wooden blocks with holes drilled in it to prevent this.

The original Henry had an official cartridge box and it looked very similar to the Federal issue .58 or .69 caliber cartridge box. The actual Henry box had four wooden blocks that held the copper cartridges. When one block was empty it was removed from the top of the box and inserted into the bottom of the box and held in with a couple of springs on each end of the box. The other blocks were then pushed up to the top. I have only seen pictures of this box and it is my understanding that they were a very rare item during the Civil War.
Terry

[Injun Ryder]

From a discussion last summer.

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,16249.0.html