Stencils on Musket Crate

**Charles Kaiser** · 06-17-2011, 09:54 AM

This pic of "replica- crates" was taken at Corinth, any idea, if they made after a real crate ?

**fahnenschmied** · 06-20-2011, 08:27 AM

I don't have any idea if it is based on anything real or just made up. But I am not sure if the crate I saw was from Springfield or from a contractor. It had nothing stenciled anywhere except the ends. It may have had an address written on top with a crayon or grease pencil, one word of which may have been "arsenal" - it was faint and much rubbed. If I ever stumble across the photos again, I'll be sure to post them.

**fahnenschmied** · 06-20-2011, 01:43 PM

At the National Park site of the Springfield Armory there is a crate in the collection. No picture - I may see if I can get one somehow. In the meantime here is hopefully a link of what is painted on the lid of the box at the museum-
http://ww2.rediscov.com/VFPCGI.exe?I...ABASE=49239526,

**David Mitchell Norton** · 06-20-2011, 05:59 PM

Have you checked the LOC? I have read a series of articles regarding the M1863 Springfield which cited sources in the LOC. Trouble is, those were circulating in 2001ish. A topic I believe that they focused on was whether or not 63's were serviced in the Atlanta Campaign.

Don't want to mislead you here, but I do remember mention of crating. I believe that Mr. Jim Fields was either a co-author or somehow in research.

If you happen to locate these articles, please let me know. They were very interesting. I believe that there are some battlefields that refute the use of the M1863 at any point in the Atlanta Campaign?

DN