John Bartleson has urged me to join your chat group.
I have examined about 100 ammunition crates for small arms, small arms and artillery ammunition, and Naval crates. Three crates containing 3" Schenkl ammo for shell and case had no room for powder bags. I have examined two rifled ammo crates fabricated at the Watervliet Arsenal. The stenciling was very light. My photos were taken with an Instamatic or Brownie camera and have darkened over the years. But I have taken very detailed measurements on my forms. What you need to know is the interior dimensions of the crates and the lettering:
10 Pdr. Rifle (painted red w/white lettering) - Interior: 11 3/4"H x 11 3/4"W x 19"L. Each line of information is separated by a forward slash: 20 ROUNDS / 10 PDR, RIFLE / CASE SHOT FIXED / 1861 / BORMAN FUZE
20 Pdr. Rifle (painted black w/white lettering) - Interior: 10 1/2"H x 11"W x 21 1/2"L. 10 ROUNDS / 20 PDR, RIFLE / SHELLS FIXED / 1861 / TIME FUZE
One side was stenciled: U.S. NO. 308 / COL. J. E. LEBLIE / CHIEF OF ARTY. / DEPT. OF NO. CA., / NEWBERN / NO., CA. / FROM N. Y. ARSENAL
I am Robert Gregory at: walkdontrun@tds.net
I published a book in 2011 that covers Ordnance Forms, Small Arms and Ammunition, Artillery Ammunition and Packing Crates. It covers A-Z in Ordnance. It has been reviewed by The Artilleryman, The Camp Chase Gazette, The American Digger and North-South Trader's Civil War. It is a "must have." It has been endorsed by James T. Cook, authority on small arms ammunition and Jack W. Melton Jr., authority on artillery. Visit my website at:
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