Boxes various - 3.7"AA Mks 1 to 3 gun

[AE501]

Box Wood C155 Mk1 - 49"L x 13.95"W x 15.5"H Temporary pack - Naval box 4 x HE Full Charge Wt 303lbs.

Box Steel C213 Mk1 - 43.875"L x 11.125"W x 6.75"H 2 x Blank

*Box Steel C213 Mk2 - 43.95L x 11.25"W x 6.75"H 2 x HE Full Charge, HE Reduced Charge, AP, SAP, Prac Proj. Full Charge, Practice Proj Reduced Charge, Practice Shot Full Charge & Prac Shot Reduced Charge.

Box Steel C235 Mk1 - 46.6"L x 12.4"W x 6.4"H 2 x as C213 Mk2.

*Box Steel C235 Mk2 - all Dims. and Carts as C213 Mk2, plus Coloured Smoke Bursting Orange, Yellow, Green & Red, also Inert.

Box Wood C237 Mk1 - 26.95"L x 14"W x 14.25"H 4 x Blank.

*Cyl. Steel C268 Mk1 - 46.5"L x 7.25"Dia. 1 x HE Full Charge, HE Reduced Charge, AP & Practice Shot. Temporary Jungle pack until C333 introduced.

Box Wood C300 Mk1 - 47.75"L x 14.6"W x 9.4"H 2 x HE Full Charge N.American production.

*Cyl. Steel C333 Mks 1, 1/1, 1/2, /3, 1/4 - 50.6"l x 8.8"Dia. All contained HE Full Charge, HE Reduced Charge, AP, SAP, APCBC, Practice Proj., all Smoke Coloured Bursting, Inert Proj. All had internal fittings differences. This became the 'Universal Pack'.

Box Wood C338 Mk1 - 42.75"L x 9.75"W x 9.125"H 1 x Prac. Proj. plugged.

*Cyl. No34 Zinc crated - 25.9"L x 6.5"Dia. 1 x Blank Temporary pack.

Cyl. Steel C322 Mk1/1 - 35.6"L x 8.675"Dia. 1 x Cartridge Clearing.

* Denotes plate

Primer Clip No 31Mk1 - Brass with 3 arms
Primer Clip No 31 Mk2 - Steel with3 arms
Primer Clip No 37 Mk1 - Brass with webbing loop and 4 arms
Primer Clip No 37 Mk2 - Steel with webbing loop and 4 arms

 

[Darkman]

C268 steel cylinder with internal cardboard tube. Very hard to get.

 

[AE501]

I would think so, but if they are going to be found anywhere Australia has to be the favourite.
The cylinder paper liner did not have a number.
I have got the numbers for most of my series of tank, A/Tk packages but there are so many.
If a particular RP (Rolled Paper) Cylinder was known I could probably identify the package and nature.

 

[Darkman]

No. 23 Mk I paper tubes

I picked up a pair of No. 23 Mk I cardboard tubes to go in the C235 box yesterday. Not in the best condition, but they were very cheap (AUD$25 equivalent to about £13 for the box and tubes), and I'm just happy to have some examples. I don't know who the maker R.I.L. is but presumably Australian. The Box is Australian made (GMH-W) and also dated 1943, so the tubes may have been originally packed in this box. Now I just need to get a couple of brass No. 31 cartridge clips.
Cheers, Graeme

 

[MarcdeB]

I picked up a pair of No. 23 Mk I cardboard tubes to go in the C235 box yesterday. Not in the best condition, but they were very cheap (AUD$25 equivalent to about £13 for the box and tubes), and I'm just happy to have some examples. I don't know who the maker R.I.L. is but presumably Australian. The Box is Australian made (GMH-W) and also dated 1943, so the tubes may have been originally packed in this box. Now I just need to get a couple of brass No. 31 cartridge clips.
Cheers, Graeme

Do you happen to have the dimensions of the No.23 tubes please?

 

[Darkman]

Marc,

No 23 Mk I tube for 3.7" cartridge dimensions in inches as follows -

Length: 43 & 1/4"
OS Diameter: 5 & 1/2"
Thickness at cartridge end: 1/4"
Scallops at cartridge end: 2 & 1/2" diameter, 1 & 1/4" deep
Thickness at projectile end: 7/8" - this thickness extends down 15 & 5/8" into the tube
Webbing carry straps at projectile end are attached with 2 copper rivets each side.

Graeme