#23 • Authentic Reproduction .54 Burnside Carbine Cartridges

Part of Antique Ammunition Online Auction (timed auction by Linkous Auction Group)

High bid $5.00

Status: Sold

Two authentic reproductions of the .54 caliber Burnside carbine cartridge, made by Lodgewood Manufacturing/P. Kaboskey in 2014, faithfully recreating one of the Civil War's most innovative ammunition designs. Both are in excellent display condition, featuring warm golden brass casings with a light natural patina and minor handling marks, while the conical lead projectiles display the dark charcoal-gray oxidation characteristic of aged lead. The base holes on both rounds remain clean and well-defined, and the paper identification labels, though slightly imperfectly wrapped, remain fully legible. One cartridge shows marginally more wear than the other, but both are outstanding examples of this historically significant Civil War-era cartridge. One cartridge measures OAL 2.20in CL 1.88in MW .56in and one measures OAL 2.19in CL 1.88 MW .56in