Cartridge box

A cartridge box of Polish 18th century infantry

The cartridge box was a box to carry cartridges. It was worn on the soldier's right hip, on a belt in front of the soldier's belly ("ventral cartridge box", "gargoussier"), or on a shoulder belt.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. ↑ James Kochan (January 2007). Don Troiani's Soldiers of the American Revolution. Stackpole Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8117-3323-6. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ Robert J. Moore, Jr.; Michael Haynes (2003). Lewis & Clark, Tailor Made, Trail Worn: Army Life, Clothing & Weapons of the Corps of Discovery. Farcountry Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-56037-238-7. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ Richard Bruce Winders (May 1, 2001). Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War. Texas A&M University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-58544-162-4. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ René Chartrand (November 2011). The Spanish Army in North America 1700-1793. Osprey Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-84908-597-7. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
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