Original U.S. Indian Wars M1874 .45/70 McKeever Cartridge Box with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Embossing by William H. Wilson of Philadelphia - Springfield Trapdoor Rifle MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets U-9 and U-29 which he

U-9 and U-29 which he had commanded

Custer reappointed him to First Sergeant

and looks to have been repaired / retempered

Bore is rated at a 7+ with crisp lands and grooves

with no cracking that we can see

Original U.S. Indian Wars M1874 .45/70 McKeever Cartridge Box with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Embossing by William H. Wilson of Philadelphia - Springfield Trapdoor Rifle MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets U-9 and U-29 which heOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice Model 1874 McKeever cartridge box, designed to hold twenty . 45 70 "Government" cartridges for the Springfield Trapdoor rifle, ten on each side. These are held in place by fabric loops, and the box opens up like a clam shell, and is hinged at the bottom with a brass rod. A leather closure tab fastens to brass finial on the top. The box was a very well liked design, so after the U. S. Army Adopted