Cloth Box
DEFINITION
It is the box in which soldiers put oilcloth or cotton to clean their rifles.
SIZE
Height: 50mm Weight: 91.59g
PERIOD
20 th Century
DESCRIPTION
The product is in a good condition. Only a hole has occured on it. There is no writing about its master on it. Fine workmanship has been done on it. There are plant and flower motives on both sides.
STORY
The cloth box was especially used to carry cloths or cottons, which were used for cleaning rifles during World War I. These cloths or cottons were used when the rifles needed to be cleaned or oiled. The cloth boxes were usually made of small brass boxes and were carried by soldiers hanging from their belts.