Equipment - AMMUNITION BOX, War Dept, c.1939-45

Physical description

1. Box, Wooden. The top is partially covered. It has a wedge shaped wooden door.
2. The "door" is held in place by a 5mm vertical pin with a 'T' piece handle.
3. Inside the box is a tin liner. It has an opening of 147 x 150 mm. It also is slightly wedge shaped.
The box has 90 deg brackets screwed on each corner. The thickness of the timber is about 12mm. The two rope handles are sisal. Originally a cord held the pin to the box.

Inscriptions & markings

Box top - 9205 stencilled in yellow ink.
Box side - Gross 98.
Box front - Remnants of a paper label. You can see W ^D and part of word 'Cart' (ridge).

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