mdk0911 Posted March 5, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 5, 2017 I just got a 1864 pattern Cap pouch with the wool still attached and the pin my question is - how do the caps fix into this pouch - pictures of this? thx mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lee Ragan Posted March 5, 2017 Share #6 Posted March 5, 2017 You would stuff the caps in the pouch and get them below the wool. The wool would help hold them in if you had to run of lay down with the pouch open. That's a nice nipple pick you have there too. Those were used to knock out any residue that might build up in the nipple when doing a lot of firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted March 5, 2017 Share #7 Posted March 5, 2017 Lee is correct, it was designed to keep you from loseing your caps, when reaching for one, several did not come out. In theory. We know that tens of thousands were dropped as well as musket balls, in the heat of battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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