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How about some pictures of crates & boxes for .303 & even the crates for rifles?
From the 189? to 195?, I don't know when the last (or first) boxes were made!
If possible try to see if the box is marked with a date, very interested in seeing some WWI & WWII boxes/crates especially.
A spinoff topic from the "accessories" post.:cool:
Here are a couple, an old photo of mine when I had them out from the dungeon
The top box is marked to 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
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https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tuff0081-1.jpg
This ammo had it's own little story as detailed in this thread:
Cal. .303" SAA Ball Circa 1981
Some links to transit chest photos:
L42 Photos
That thread has also links to these theads which I'll repeat here for ease of use (The titles ARE a LITTLE similar!):
L42 Transit Case Markings
L42 Transit chest Markings
BTW: If anyone knows of more photos in other threads of L42a1s and other associated goodies, send me a PM and I'll add the links to the L42 Photos thread- Minimze the hunting!
Interesting posts!
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Winchester Lend Lease
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC00056-1.jpg
Radway Green Wood bullet Bren Gun Blanks
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC00057-1.jpg
F.N. Short Range loaded with plastic bullets
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC00058-1.jpg
Finland 15 round box 1938 dated. Can anyone translate the lable?
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Canadian Mk.VI packet
I had a couple of uncles working in the Winchester plant making that lend-lease ammo. It's the only caliber they remembered specifically.
Nice variety of ammo packages!
ShtLe, Good stuff!
I like the early packet!
On the topic of boxes, were bayonets stored/issued from boxes?
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' Smallmark' was for many years supplied through the NRA for competitive purposes.
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Procured for Cadet forces in the early '80s.
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left-hand blank is made from proof cases. Middle one is reformed from .300 H&H Magnum with the belt turned off
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CHEST S.A. AUST No1
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Just to be different - box for rifle
Here are a few more:
I would love to get one of those boxes converted for use with the L1A1 SLR., very nice set up and great to see a box full of rifles and bayonetsQuote:
Originally Posted by Terrylee
Rowdy, re your box illustration............. be so kind as to give us some idea as to the size please.................... Is it 2" long or 2' long?
A few of the crates, coffins and boxes in "the shed" tm
We have never been able to figure this box out. Even some of the ammo specialists and collectors are scratching the bald spot over this one.
33 rounds ???????
Second photo is off the shipping crate of Long Branch rifles.....including, breech cover, bayonet and scabbard and frogs. I'll try and get a better photo of the contents label, but just no way to get it right now.
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Hi Peter - 3.5" x 5.5" x 40.5" external - cardboard with "tar" paper lining.
Contents - 1 Rifle, 1 Oil bottle, 1 Pullthrough, 1 Scabbard, 1 Bayonet.
whos shed, what, where, how, how long ago, my idea of heaven, if only i probably had a time machine!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Warren
Warrens shed full of boxes reminds me of a little ex WD surplus shop along the road into Oxford here. They had a pile of old wood boxes ouitside including about 8 or so No4T chests, all in reasonably good order, described as 'handy carpenters tool boxes'. I think the price then was £8 each. Mind you, it was about 15 years ago. I suppose that there are some lucky carpenters in Oxford with tool boxes worth more than the contents of their tool kits!
Can anyone shed some light on the 33 round box of ammo ????
PS: fergs...the pictures were taken saturday am....No time machine used.
Thanks to Mk VII & TerryLee for the additional posts!
TerryLee, Really like the crate!
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A whole page of replies I haven't had a chance to see!
Thanks to everyone for posting!:cool:
From memory, the 33 round boxes were used with special rounds. I can't find the box at the moment but I'm sure 33 rounds is the amount of ammo you get in a box of Drill Rounds or Armourers Inspection rounds. They are separated by cardboard partitions. Very possible these 'special' boxes were later used for standard ammunition simply to ensure the cartons weren't wasted.
Its not uncommon to reuse existing packaging, for example I was posed the question why a box was labelled and held only 8 rounds of 7.62x51 mm. I checked the dimensions of the box and then compared the size of a 5 round 7,62x51mm Horseshoe Mk. 1 Charger, then realised 8 loose rounds would fit in the same space a Horseshoe Charger would. Puzzle solved, reuse of an existing box.
Fergs... a few years ago a bunch of us were looking to organise a tour of Warren's shed but decided it would be too expensive to hire enough Sherpas to carry the provisions we'd need in case we got lost in there.
Here's a couple of crates/ boxes. There's the twenty rifle rack which holds SMLE's one way and L1A1's if you turn it upside down. Second pic is the HT chest inside the rack...I suppose the pic belongs in the accessories thread too...
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OHHH!!!! I just love those cases for the Auzzie Pattern 18 scope....Any chance they show up as I could use three or four.....
Also need one of the locking levers for the rear mount should one ever fall off and be found on the floor with the sweepings :-)##
The auzzie arms chests were used in the 1950's by Churchill gun makers in the UK to ship sporterized Lee Enfields to Canada for the surplus market. I unloaded hundreds of them piled with SMLE's and No.4's .....to turn back the clock when they were $9.95 but then you only made 85 cents and hour
You win!! That's just beautiful.
Bugger, another crate for the L1A1 rifles I have to find !Quote:
Originally Posted by Son
Have you got one of these?Quote:
Originally Posted by nzl1a1collector
Here are a few shots of the sister case to Son's.
I have a polystyrene box, but not one which details what suppose to be in it. Looks like only a 6 digit serial number for the rifle?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lithy
Straight pull Target Rifle. AD690029. The closest thing to an SLR we can own in shootable form nowdays:(
If I didn't have a wife/kids/business, I'd immigrate to NZ in a heartbeat and give you some extra competition :surrender:
Ahhhhhhhh well that makes sense of the serial number BUT, the rifle doesn't take 20 round magazines, bayonet, scabbard. I guess its a standard label they have used. I have one of the rifles in the collection as well, mines AD690017, but no box for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lithy
I don't need any more competition, the world has become too small with the likes of eBay :banghead:
I picked this one up today at a local gun show:
Box for No4MkI* bolt:
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Shipping box for Savage contract No4MkI*:
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