C219 box handles

[justin]

Anyone know why the C219 boxes have the offset/asymmetrical handles?
Most other boxes have them centally placed on the side.
The first picture is the box upside down, so the handles can be seen.

 

[hangarman]

I guess it s because the load of large 4 rd clips of 40mm bofors clips isnt evenly spread and to carry the box level the handles are diametrically opposed

 

[tankbarrell]

The C219 holds 24 individual rounds in paper tubes. Those are evenly laid out. The C216 holds the clips of four and is externally identical to the C219. I suspect it is more for when a box is half full, particularly when the cartridges have been taken from one side only.