papercartride box

[nikke]

Where can I find some nice boxes to put my paper cartridges for revover?

 

[bpd303]

I use Altoids mint tins. Throw them in a fire to burn off the label and make them look old.
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...post/1315472/hl/altoids/fromsearch/1/#1315472

 

[Treestalker]

You might like to check with a sutler at a Civil War reenactment about a leather revolver cartridge box worn on the belt, they're great for packing paper cartridges around when hunting or reenacting. For storage you might find a plastic :barf: (yeah, I know) cartridge box for newfangled things that might work fine. :grin: Treestalker

 

[robinsroost]

I use Altoids mint tins. Throw them in a fire to burn off the label and make them look old.

I also use Altoids tins. After I burn and brush the paint off, I use Ospho, a commercial brand of phosphoric acid, used to convert rust to a black harmless substance, that will rust no further, to turn the boxes blue black. A thin coat of CLR goes on next and they look like they have been blued. The best containers I have found are old pipe tobacco tins, with screw on lids, like Borkim Rif or one of the others. They look good enough to use as is. Keep yer powder dry.......Robin :thumbsup:

 

[crockett]

I don't think anyone makes them commercially, that is, a reproduction of the original wood boxes. I went to all the trouble to make a replica D.C. Sage and a replica Colt but for day to day use I also use an Altoid can and stuff it with tissue paper to hold the cartridges still so they don't break.

 

[bubba.50]

buffalo arms sells reproduction ammo boxes such as 38colt, 44russian, 44-40, 45colt & others. looks like they would be pretty neat for storin' yer paper ca't'idges. surely much better than plastic. luck & have a good'en, bubba.

 

[hawkeye2]

Here are 2 sources of labels for your packets if you decide to make your own:
http://rountreeptr.com/reenacting/cartridgewrappers.html
http://www.oldsutlerjohn.net/7.html

You could make a reasonable copy of some original packets by clamping 2 thin pieces of wood together and drilling holes for the cartridge. The holes would be open on the top, not all the way through. These were wrapped with paper to hold them together and had the label on them. This type of package usually held 6 rounds and some also contained the caps.