Most appealing transit chests. Show yours.

[smle addict]

Here are my 4T and L42 cases. I took the plunge and started working the paint with acetone. On the 4T case, I found the "Woolwich Arsenal" stencil. End tag matches my rifle serial #. Also kept the original receipt from the previous owner when he ordered it from the Hunters Lodge. Check out that price!

On the L42 transit case, the acetone revealed a previous rifle/scope combination. The paper end-tag matches the rifle and scope. I didnt venture any deeper through the paint. There are many more coats, and I didnt want to lose its history as Mr Laidler pointed out.

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[husk]

This one appeals to me.

[husk]

Attachment 62970Attachment 62971Shipping labels on a different chest from 1959

[rayg]

The acetone did a good job enabling the original stenciling to show.

Here's the chest I have that goes with and is numbered to the all correct and matching rifle, scope, and scope case I have. The chest has lots of lettering and stamps that Peter had translated. Hope I copied his info correct. Along with the rifles serial stenciled on it and other stenciled numbers it has a “IV” indicating the Issue Voucher number which was RSG (returned Stores Group,) an L- B1 which is a vocab prefix for a rifle, indicating that it is valuable and must be locked up, and a number 50 which is possibly the year of return/disposal. There are other stenciled stamps on the chest including a large “Stores” and there is the chest manufacturers name and 1944 date stamped on the side of the chest. The original leather carrying straps have been period replaced with canvas machine gun ammo belts. There also is the list of contents that are supposed to be in the chest glued on the inside cover of the chest . Ray

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[rayg]

Both rifle and the scope's serial numbers are stenciled on the chest and also on a paper glued inside the scope can. Nice it all stayed together with the rifle. Ray