.
In the field artillery, pass boxes were more cylinder shaped and covered
with leather, and had a leather strap as a handle.
Leather Goods |
| FRICTION PRIMER BOX: A small leather pouch similar to a percussion
cap box. It has a square interior. Friction primers were
contained in this box and was worn on a waist belt by the gunner. |
| GUNNER’S POUCH: A leather pouch, which fastened to the waist belt and
contained the gunner’s level, gimlet, vent punch, and chalk. |
| HAVERSACK: In artillery service: a leather bag, with a leather
flap affixed, used to carry the powder bag cartridge from the limber to the
weapon. The haversack was usually reserved for field pieces and mortars and
its use was supposed to prevent accidents while the cartridges were being
transported. |
| PASS BOX: Used to carry cartridge bags to the artillery weapons.
Garrison and siege pass boxes were made of white pine with a hinged lid and
wooden handle. The top was fastened by a brass hook and staple arrangement
In the field artillery, pass boxes were more cylinder shaped and covered
with leather, and had a leather strap as a handle. |
| POLE-PAD: A padded leather cover which was placed on the end of the
artillery carriage pole to prevent injury to the lead horses. The pole-pad
was taken off the pole and stored when the carriage was not in use. Often
referred to as a limber pole-pad. |
| THUMB STALL: Made of buckskin with horse hair stuffed under the thumb pad. A buckskin string secured the thumb stall to the wrist of the gunner. It was also manufactured in white buff leather. The gunner used the thumb stall to protect against heat when he stopped the vent (placed his thumb over the vent) during the sponging procedure. |