This book...   "US Martial Web Belts and Bandoliers, 1903-1981"...

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Black berets worn without any insignia by cadets of the Arkansas Military Academy. From a 1965 class book. 

Commanding general of the 39th Infantry Division from a 1965 Arkansas Military Academy class book. 

Re: the first box pictured.  I have seen 19th Century cartridge boxes that were apparently sold as surplus and then marketed to the public after having some sort of decorative emblem added.   Could be the case here.   

Nice one!  I believe this is the one that sold on eBay recently?     I don't know of any actual sources outlining this modification.  It definitely did not happen in large numbers and was not done by a specific unit.  Based on how early the shell is and the use of an interwar M1917A1 liner, I would imagine this would have been an early war modification.  I have seen similar modifications using a British or Canadian MkII liner. Yours looks period done to me and it is a nice oddball to add to your collection.    

No clue on the cap box decoration, but the box is original. The second box is an original Civil War era pistol ammunition box. The third box is a reproduction .58 rifle musket cartridge box. Both box plates are reproduction.

Leave it to the French to put the statues in a certain order and then mix the middle two up on the explanatory sign… 😉   Beautiful memorial and sculptures…    

Nice patches.  These look very legit. Excellent.