Need help identifying this large ammo box

[slow63bug]

I came across this ammo box a few months ago and have been searching online for one like it and have not been able to find anything like it. It measures 11 1/2' by 11 3/4" and is 22" tall. It is made out of heavier materials than a typical ammo box. There was a paper label inside the lid that is hard to read, I can make out a list of preprinted dates from 1944 to 1963. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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[browningautorifle]

Welcome to the forum, we had a long thread about this a few weeks back. I know we used these for many things in the army, they were a re-useable container and couldn't be disposed of. Every department will swear they are for.......because that's what they used them for.

[Surpmil]

I used to store my ammo in a very similar can, also of heavy, galvanized steel. The latch arrangement was a lot simpler than that however, just a couple of hook like projections on one side of the lid and closed loop latch with similar hooks on the other side. You hooked the one side in first then pushed down the other side of the lid and pushed it the last little bit by pushing the latch down. A rotating latch in the center of the lid, similar to an old sash window latch then turned over the loop latch and held it down in the closed position. Probably the RN/RCN version of the same container you have. It was very well sealed and naval in origin I believe. Had the same looped carrying handles as yours too.

[Cosine26]

It's a 40mm Ammo Can for a Bofors Gun

[browningautorifle]

40mm Ammo Can

Makes perfect sense. We discussed it before too...