Also known as: ammunition chest.
| Type | Ammunition storage box |
|---|---|
| Carried on | Limber and caisson |
| Contents | Rounds, cartridges, fuzes, and primers |
| Construction | Wood bound with iron, with a hinged lid |
Ready ammunition
The ammunition chest was the iron-bound wooden box, with a strong hinged lid, that held a gun's ready ammunition. One rode on the limber and two on the caisson, each partitioned to carry rounds, cartridges, fuzes, and friction primers in order.
The chests kept the ammunition protected and organized, and the number of chests with a gun and its caisson set the quantity of ready rounds a piece carried into action.
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Sources & further reading
- United States War Department. Instruction for Field Artillery, Prepared by a Board of Artillery Officers. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1863.
- United States Army, Ordnance Department. The Ordnance Manual for the Use of the Officers of the United States Army. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1862.