BOXES, in military affairs, are of several sorts, and for various purposes.
Battery-Boxes. See [Battery].
Cartouch-Boxes. See [Cartouch].
Nave Boxes, are made of iron or brass, and fastened one at each end of the nave, to prevent the arms of the axle-tree, about which the boxes turn, from causing too much friction.
Tin-Boxes, such as are filled with small shot for grape, according to the size of the gun they are to be fired out of.
Wood-Boxes, with lids, for holding grape-shot, &c. each calibre has its own, distinguished by marks of the calibre on the lid.
Boxes for Ammunition. The dimensions of the common ammunition boxes vary according to the ammunition they are made to contain, in order that it may pack tight: this variation, however, is confined to a few inches, and does not exceed the following numbers.
Table of general dimensions of Ammunition Boxes.
| Exterior. | Weight when empty. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len. | Bre. | Depth. | ||||||
| ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | lbs. | ||
| From | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ¹⁄₂ | 20 |
| To | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 30 | |
Weight when filled, and number contained in each.