Perry French Cuirassiers: Cartridge Case??

[Blathergut]

The Perry French cuirassiers/carabiniers has a cartridge box on top of the saddle. I left these on for dragoons. I know I'd leave them on for the carabiniers. But do they remain if I paint the unit up as cuirassiers? The illustrations with the set shows the black case on the back of the cuirassiers. But would it really be there?

[Blathergut]

Or would it be a case of having a snazzy little case to keep whatever in??

[bahdahbum]

It might be correct . Cuirassiers were equiped with a "mousqueton" to be able to deal with small bodies of infantry in villages or defiles ( + sword and 2 pistols ) ( source Sword around a Throne )

So they had to have some ammunition, from a friend who was a reenactor between 10 or 20 prepared shots in a wooden and leather case

[nickdives]

Yes they had them