Also known as: gunner's haversack.
| Type | Leather ammunition pouch |
|---|---|
| Use | Carrying a round from the chest to the gun |
| Purpose | Protects the cartridge in transit |
Carrying the round
The gunner's haversack was a leather pouch in which a crewman carried a single round, the projectile and its powder cartridge, from the ammunition chest at the limber or caisson forward to the muzzle of the gun.
Carrying rounds one at a time in the haversack kept loose powder and cartridges away from the flame at the muzzle, a precaution in the careful choreography of serving a gun.
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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.