Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Wasn't there a good description of these in Pere Labat's memoirs? I couldn't find it in my research folders, I thought I had made a copy some time past but it is missing. Anyone remember the discussion thread on this? I tried the buccaneer project and period descriptions but not having any luck so far. (Maybe I just can't see?) Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Found my copy paper notes on this, the description is around pp. 173-176 with the description of the Buccaneer gun and related info. Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The closest I ever found was from the same time period, but not necessarily used by Buccaneers, (I think it was from Dearfield....maybe) From what I remember about it, it was very close to the Whydah cartridge box, but without the slats on the to flap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 There is also the Phipps sample, I believe it is 1690s. Again, similar in shape style to the Whydah example, but without the slats. I have seen a military reference to 1660s shot boxes that explicitly call out a tin lining. No image as it was a textual reference, but I suspect it would be of similar form, but with a tin lining instead of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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