For the muzzleloaders

[sullivan]

Howdy:

Ran across a good site that may be useful to some (particularly the front stuffers):

http://vbwhiz.isa-geek.net/plans/

Has great detailed plans for shooting accessories:

Black Powder Pistol Loading & Display Stand    
Black Powder Pistol Loading Stand    
Black Powder Rifle Shooting Stand    
British Ammo Box    
Knockdown Shooting Bench    
Range Cart

Sullivan John

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Cool stuff! 

I especially like the "BP Pistol Loading and Display Stand."


... And the Shaker quilt rack, too.

[Angel_Eyes]

As you say, good stuff and practical and seemingly simple construction.

Why is it called a "British" Ammo box

Scottish, possibly,,,looks like you can't get many rounds in your hand and still extract it

AE

[sullivan]

"British" is a generic term for a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain, Northern Ireland and over six-thousand smaller islands, and at one time Scotland and any other place the English flag
flew over (i.e. the "Bristish Empire")

S.J.
2nd generation Scot

[Boomboom]

Wife just looked over my shoulder on this site, guess who has woodworkin in his future

[Angel_Eyes]

Mr. Sullivan, thanks for the geography lesson, I hadn't realised that having lived in Britain for 63 years, just where we were situated!!
Born in Scotland makes me 1st generation I believe, so I can poke fun at 'us' if I wish, yeah?

My main point is, why the label 'British' ? Did the British Army use a box of this construction, or similar, at one time?
The only thing I can think of, is the cartridge boxes in the film 'Zulu', and they were just ordinary wooden crates.

AE

[sullivan]

Funny, I dinna hear a brogue

A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh? Tha mo bhàta-foluaimein loma-làn easgannan!*

While I cann't find a definitive source as to whether this was a standard ammo box for the "British" army,
the reenactor's group - 65th (2nd Yorkshire North Riding) Regiment of Foot in New Zealand seem
to have an extensive list of sources for there equipment

http://hicketypip.tripod.com/links.htm#References

According to them: "The British Army 560-cartridge small arms ammunition box of the period was a wooden box with a sliding lid section on the top. It was held together by brass self-tapping screws and glued. My sources quote that "those for tropical countries are made of teak, with mahogany ends", which begs the question, what about non-tropical? I have made mine tropical. They were unpainted and a paper label (included in plans) was glued, using shellac, to the box. The lid is secured by a brass countersunk 2" screw, the head of which is covered by a wax seal. The handles were rope loops at each end, with the ends spliced together to form handgrips."

They have a link to the web site listed at the beginnig of this topic.

Mar sin leibh an dràsda.*

(*--Do you speak Gaelic? My hovercraft is full of eels. Goodbye for now)

[Angel_Eyes]

Great explanation, makes a lot of sense, especially the wax sealed screwhead.
I only speak 2 languages, English and 'bad',,,, sorry, just interrupted by my better half,,,she maintains I speak rubbish,,so that's 3!!

AE

[Steel Horse Bailey]

 

My wife - from Glasgow - says  I  have the accent ... not her!




I can order a beer in 6 different languages.  Does this count?