Percussion cap box

[Skeeter Lewis]

Do any pards here know of a template or pattern for a civil war leather box for percussion caps?
Also - where I might find repros of those brass finials that were fixed underneath?

[Holsterguy]

Hi Skeeter, regimental quartermaster usually carries them, but they are out right now(as of a week ago).

[Skeeter Lewis]

Thanks for that link!

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[Rube Burrows]

Do any pards here know of a template or pattern for a civil war leather box for percussion caps?
Also - where I might find repros of those brass finials that were fixed underneath?

Not sure if this fits what you're looking for but I got the pattern for this one off of leather craft library. I use it for round balls mostly though.

[Skeeter Lewis]

Thanks, Rube.

[Davem]

Question: is that cap box for a musket/rifle?  I ask because for revolvers I thought combustible cartridges were exclusively used.

[Cap'n Redneck]

A cavalryman would typically carry musket-size caps for his carbine / musketoon / rifle in his cap box.

The pistol- / revolver-size caps are so small that it would be impractical to fit them on the nipples while in the heat of battle, so to speak. 

One would be better served by swopping pre-loaded & capped cylinders.
Combustible cartridges were the preferred ammo, but especially the Confederates would frequently have to rely on cast roundballs and a powder flask.

[Skeeter Lewis]

I have something like this in mind.

[Cap'n Redneck]

That's the "shield-type" cap box associated with Confederate use.  It has a leather tab sewn onto the back of the shield, that secures over the stud.  As opposed to the "US-type" that Rube Burrows posted a pic of.

[Skeeter Lewis]

I'll try both. This is my first rather crude attempt.
(A pard was kind enough to send me a pattern.)

[Rube Burrows]

I'll try both. This is my first rather crude attempt.

Turned out nice. It is hard to tell from the photo but does your flap/top seal up the pouch when closed? I say this because I had a purchased one years ago that was made loose and if not careful I could lose my caps when moving around in the woods.

[Skeeter Lewis]

This shows the inner flap.
The stitching is a bit rough. I find I have to try a few times with a new project.

[Skeeter Lewis]

I'd like to find the proper finial (with a rivet) but the Regimental Quartermaster seems not to be doing business. I made do with a Tandy Sam Browne.
Also, I need a piece of sheep shearling to line the inside back.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That's a fine cap box, Skeet. Nice job molding the pouch. I've used those Tandy Sam Browne finials. They work but they're not quite the same as originals.

[Rube Burrows]

Looks fine.