.45 Cartrige Box

[MG34NZ]

Heres one that came out of a farm shed a good 25 years ago...bit damaged and not complete but I like it.
Added some suitable accessorys for last pic.:tinysmile_fatgrin_t

Enjoy
MG34NZ

 

[MissingSomething]

Nice.... like the "accessories" as well :tinysmile_fatgrin_t

 

[blackwatch]

Nice box,But what is the meaning of that 4 on the side of the box,
I,have seen that before ( m7) on a .303 box.

 

[MG34NZ]

Nice box,But what is the meaning of that 4 on the side of the box,
I,have seen that before ( m7) on a .303 box.

I have no idea, its a little cast alluminum number, theres one at each end.
Possiably a means of rapid identerficaton whan boxes are stacked?

 

[hangarman]

.45 Ammo Box

Does the box have any markings on the base like H29 or H34.Does it have any internal dividers or slots inside?
Cheers
Hangarman

 

[hangarman]

Aluminium numbers

The No 4 on the end denotes .45 auto ammunition. This is to aid night time identification of the contents of the box.
9 is for 9mm ,
7 is for 7.92 BESA,
.303 armour piercing was W, tracer was G.
Cheers,
Hangarman

 

[MG34NZ]

Nothing on the bottom, there were partitions of some sort in there at one time but as it was used as a storage box anything like that would have been smashed out long ago.
Cheers for the info on the Alloy numbers, I suspected that ready ID would be the reasoning.
I was about 13 when I found this box, thought it was very cool as it had "SUB MACHINE GUNS" on the side so thats what saved it from rotting away to nothing!

Regards
MG34NZ

 

[blackwatch]

The No 4 on the end denotes .45 auto ammunition. This is to aid night time identification of the contents of the box.
9 is for 9mm ,
7 is for 7.92 BESA,
.303 armour piercing was W, tracer was G.
Cheers,
Hangarman

Thanks , Hangarman