3.7" How ammo box

[Quatermass]

Wooden Ammo box for the O.Q.F. 3.7 inch Howitzer.

The box would have held two complete rounds.

[waffenamt]

Very nice!,

Is it in your own collection Q?

best

waff

[Quatermass]

Hello Waff, its the only bit of British Packaging i've ever been able to get my hands on.

Its a little big to display in my flat so its another of those bits that I'd swap for something smaller!

Quatermass.

[waffenamt]

Hi Q,

Try your luck in the swapsy section mate?

you never know your luck!


best

waff

[Falcon]

Was the 3.7" Howitzer a separately loaded gun? The crate appears to store the cases and projectiles separately.

[LCplCombat]

My copy of RAOS Statistics 1943 Pam 2 Weights and Measurements of explosives describes it as a QF gun and lists the different rounds and charges etc and the box type that they went in. This box is dated 1944 and the C318 I which must have been introduced after my copy of RAOS

[Quatermass]

Hi Falcon, The 3.7" mountain howitzer was Q.F. separate loading like the 25 pdr.

The five part charge was contained within the case and closed with a leather board cap.

BOCN 37Howshell.jpg

Shell, HE, 3.7in Mk 5.