Daryl,
Many thanks for your interest and research.The construction of the magazine conforms with the method of manufacture described in Augustus Hoffs U.S Patent 244129 0f May 31 1881.The magazine lid is secured by a keyed lock,there being no leather strap as mentioned as an option in the patent specification.The magazine lid is fitted with a strong leather handle for ease of carrying.The bottom exterior of the magazine is fitted with two hard wood skids so as to minimise the contact of the formed leather exterior with moisture/mud. This old Magazine has served me well on visits to a duck blind.
Last edited by Roy Hebbes; 02/24/13 08:59 PM.
