C 219 Bofors box markings

[Quatermass]

I recently picked up this C219 box with its card containers. Do any members know the meaning of S/ESPL. on the lid (possibly post war Portuguese use?).
Thanks for any help.

 

[TimG]

Q',

Could you post an image of the packing label (inside the lid)? It might shed some light on the marking on the obverse.

TimG

 

[Quatermass]

Here you go Tim.

 

[TimG]

Q',

Thanks for that. Unfortunately, I can't see anything in that label to explain the markings. Hopefully there will be someone who can inform us of its meaning.

TimG

 

[Darkman]

Nice clear packing label though and in good condition.

Interesting to note that the Bofors shells were Mk IV T in early 1943.

I always though that IV T was postwar and that we only used Mk I T and II T during WW2.

Later war handbooks are a bit thin on the ground.