Mid-war Spencer Rifle Cartridge Label
Mid-war Spencer Rifle Cartridge Label
Each box of Spencer-supplied ammunition was made of tan cardboard and held 42 rimfire cartridges. The boxes measured 4.5" x 2" x 4" deep. Contained therein were six unlabeled cardboard packets holding seven cartridges each. The following label example is from ammunition that was manufactured by Crittenden & Tibbals in 1863. The label was of a tan color with black lettering.
42
METALLIC CARTRIDGES,
FOR THE
SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE,
NO. 56. NAVY AND INFANTRY SIZE.
ARMORY,--CHICKERING’S BUILDING, TREMONT ST.,
B O S T O N, U. S.
The following is a printout of the this particular spencer label which went on the box of 42 rounds. The original labels dimension's are approximately 3 13/16" long by 1 12/16" wide. They appear to have been affixed to the smaller end of the box. Please feel free to download this label, resize it to the correct dimensions and print it for your use.
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