So, here are my different creations from 2021:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/pj7nF9M/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-02.jpg)
And now some close ups.
Here is a picture of the front of my cartridge box for .44 Army paper cartridges:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/HrRD2pb/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-03.jpg)
And here is the back of the .44 Army cartridge box:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/nsVFL7Z/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-06.jpg)
The front of the .36 Navy cartridge box:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/tLZ8F7V/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-07.jpg)
And the back of the same .36 Navy cartridge box:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/hMkHqrK/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-08.jpg)
Here is one for the .31 Pocket models:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/J71D952/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-09.jpg)
And the back of the .31 Pocket paper cartridge box:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/Lzf0c3f/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-10.jpg)
All of these molds were made by Lee Precision for Eras Gone By, and are historically accurate molds. I do not have a British Kerr revolver yet, but hope to some day! So I went ahead and got the proper mold, and here’s a picture of the front of that box:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/yQbyT3s/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-11.jpg)
Along with the rear of the same .44 Kerr British Army box:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/Y7rnk8p/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-12.jpg)
Here is the “Richmond Laboratories” .36 Navy which I designed for one of the more famous Confederate cap and ball revolvers, the Spiller & Burr:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/gjNtknh/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-13.jpg)
And, you guessed it, the rear of that box:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/YtXHh3P/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-14.jpg)
Here’s a peek inside. Most are similar – seven holes, holding six rounds and one hole for percussion caps. Except for the .31 caliber; those are six holes total with five for paper cartridges and one for percussion caps.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/bXK5Kb2/2021-11-11-Richmond-Labs-inside.jpg)
I also watched a video on how to recreate the proper loading for the .58 Caliber rifled musket. I made period correct paper wrappers for 10 cartridges + a tube of percussion caps, but also created a non-period correct box, being more sturdy, for display:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/ctLXyVf/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-15.jpg)
And what the heck? I might as well create some paper cartridges and a box for my .69 Caliber Tower Pistol reproduction!
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/nMLnvjK/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-16.jpg)
For the bullet lube tins I used old Crosman .22-caliber pellet tins. Here is one with the 3:1 beeswax to lamb’s tallow mix:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/YRfQgk7/2021-11-11-Bullet-Lube-1.jpg)
And one with the 2:1 mix:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/qjyvw1Z/2021-11-11-Bullet-Lube-2.jpg)
Both of those are primarily used for dipping bullets for cap and ball revolvers. For filling lube grooves on cast bullets for the .58-caliber, I use a stiffer mixture of 8:1:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/RSWRmqk/2021-11-11-Bullet-Lube-3.jpg)
And then I created a Mink Oil Tin for patch lubrication for my flintlock firearms:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/SJtH80Q/2021-11-11-Patch-Lube.jpg)
And just to prove it was me…
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/Pzsdb7Y/2021-11-11-Cartridge-Boxes-01.jpg)