Original U.S. Civil War Mann’s Patent Cartridge Box With Sling by Gaylord of Chicopee Massachusetts French Machine Guns above serial number 617977

above serial number 617977

- Visible grain (“hada”) in the steel of the blade

is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning

Manufactured by Reliance

Size 64 is a nice medium large size that can accommodate liners from 56cm to 58cm or US 7  to 7 1/4

Original U.S. Civil War Mann’s Patent Cartridge Box With Sling by Gaylord of Chicopee Massachusetts French Machine Guns above serial number 617977Original Item: Only One Available. This Civil War issue Manns Patent original leather cartridge box for rifled musket or carbine ammunition which is complete with carry strap and its unique inside finger pull metal tin. The box, a variant Civil War ammunition holder, was part of a late War government contracted order for accoutrements. The Mann box was carried by many Federal soldiers during the latter part of the Civil War. Referred to as the Manns