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C. 216 40mm Ammunition Box

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TomcatPC

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Hello

If this attachment works, this is a C 216 Box that I was given years ago by one of my Dad's friends. From what I could find out, this box is a British Ammunition Box for 40mm rounds for the Borors AA Gun.

Of course, the colour is not original as this box was spray painted yellow and had been used a tool box when i got it.

What would the original British Colour have been? I need to repaint it and get it as close as I can to the original colour.
Cheers
Mark
 

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And the inside. The reddish-brown colour that can be seen in places is primer. I had run our of paint by the time I got to the inside, which was almost all covered in rust.
 

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Hello

Service Brown No.2, is that the brown colour that is commonly seen on most of the H.50 and H.51 Boxes?, or at least the majority that I have seen. I have one of each and both are the same Brown Colour, and they match the photos I have seen on this site.
Thanks
Mark
 
Hello

All right, looks like I have it sussed. I know one or two companies here in the US that make an almost identical match. Looks like I have one more restoration project to do. Thanks for the help.
Cheers
Mark
 
Here is one I have in the US in green. I believe it's the original color because the stencils on the side are visible over the paint. The color inside is a little richer and probably reflects the original color better as the outside has been exposed to sunlight and other environmental factors for 72 years.

Does anyone know the maker of this one that used the letters I N ?
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I suspect that this is a WW2 early U.S. made box, as the colour is an exact match for numerous U.S. made N.O.S. Bofors parts I have. Therefore I presume the maker "IN" is American. This light bush green colour is also the same as Australian Bofors guns for the first part of WW2, but strangely our C216 and C219 ammo boxes were nearly always a darker British or Canadian green.
 
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