There were sure a lot of cap and ball revolvers made during the war for both Union and Confederate soldiers. Were the soldiers that carried cap and ball revolvers also issued conversion cylinders late in the war to enable them to fire pre-made metallic cartridges or were the pre-made cartriges made of paper, similar to the musket cartiges?

I recently ordered a reproduction Confederate (russet leather) pistol cartrige box that attaches to my waist belt in order to compliment my cap pouch. Were those cartridge boxes a late-war issue for pre-made metallic pistol cartridges, for paper cartriges or were they used to carry extra lead balls? If they were early-war issue for extra lead balls, I must find an appropriate Confederate issue powder flask or use a civilian powder flask. Why would the Confederate ordinance department issue cap and ball revolvers without the appropriate containers for extra round balls and powder? I have never seen or heard of a civil war military issue powder flask.

It would not be proper to carry a waist belt box of lead balls without a powder flask.