The handle is what is so unusual about this container !! Can you take a pic looking at the pour type handle !! I have looked through several sites with civil war artifacts but nothing matches this !! We are wondering if the handle is a later addition or added for some reason !!
Seems small for a shell/ammo box !!

Sure
6 1/4 wide
1 1/2 depth
And 5 inches tall

Thank you for responding. The lid comes completely off and no spout.

How does the top open ?? Can you open it and take a pic partly looking down into it ??
Does it have a spout ??