A cartouche is a stamp mark that is stamped into the left flat of M1861/63 muskets bought by Uncle Sam to prove the musket has passed U.S. inspections. They generally consist of of an oval or square surrounding to or three of inspectors initials. Sometimes there is only one cartouche but generally there is two. Every musket used in the Civil War that was furnished by the North or the South should have a cartouche(s). Harpers Ferry and Springfield, the two government amories/arsenals at the time had their own inspectors. The government would at times provide inspectors to various government contractors to proof their weapons being made for the U.S. Since all of these muskets used in the Civil War ar now approaching at least 150 years old in a lot of cases the cartouches may now be next to impossible to read. There is a book out by Daum & Pate that focuses on these cartouches. They have done a tremendous amount of research in this field.
The drawings below are the known inspectors for Springfield made M1861 and M1863 Muskets.
Erskine S. Allin
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M T H = unknown at this time
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Henry S. Hill
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Samuel Leonard
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Frederick W. Sanderson
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William P. Taylor #1
William P. Taylor #2
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The Fenians headquarters in New York in 1866
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