^Lot 4215 RARE 6 POUNDER RICHMOND ARMORY CONFEDERATE

ARTILLERY AMMO CRATE. Ammunition crates were made by the tens of thousands during the Civil War, and few Confederate examples have survived. Heart pine dovetailed & nailed, 26.5x11x8.5" crate was painted with arsenal black paint and stenciled in white paint on either end: "14 6 PDR / SHOT / FIXED / RICHMOND / ARMORY" and "FRICTION PRIMERS / NOV 186_". Most of the stencils are readable, but some are worn off as seen in photos. This box saw continued use with hinged lid, and internal nailed wood box about "9x7x5". Regulations for ammo crates had different painted colors to distinguish shell (red) from shot (black) from canister (gray), so in heat of battle, mistakes would not be made. 6-pound guns were only used in the early war and by 1863 were mostly obsolete. This crate was recently found in Neosho, Missouri, which is near Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Carthage battlefields. There was a skirmish in Neosho 2 weeks prior to Battle of Bull Run, and served as interim Confederate capital of Missouri. CONDITION: good & solid overall, stenciling mostly readable but date not complete. The lid is vintage from use and exact size of bottom board. Hinges have heavy iron patina, internal box was made to fit perfectly and is very good. (02-25378/JS). NON-GUN. $4,000-6,000.