Cartridge Box

American
1775 – 1780

Revolutionary War soldiers carried musket ammunition in leather pouches, also called a cartridge box. The cartridge box included a strap, or sling, which suspended the containter over the soldier's shoulder and was worn on the right hip to ease removal of a paper cartridge while loading his musket.

Leather, linen. L 24.7, W 5.1, H 8.3 cm
The George C. Neumann Collection,
Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 1097