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sebastien godin 29-07-21 11:43

Canadian 3.7A.A.H.E metal box
 
Hello,


I need your help on this box.
This is a 3.7 A.A.H.E metal box, dated 1942 with canadian stamp and French words (?)

It would have been found at north of Caen.



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4/50, is it a date ?
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Converted 6/51, is it a date ?
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French words "SANS RELAIS", painted with same red paint than War Depatment stamp. Does it is WW2 ? a used by French army after war ?
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edstorey 29-07-21 12:12

3.7AA Ammunition Box
 
Everything in the SWW militaria world is apparently found 'north of Caen'. The box and original markings are from the SWW but the French markings indicate post-SWW use. What you have is an excellence example of post-SWW Mutual Aid to a NATO Ally and should be preserved as such as history did not stop in 1945. Congratulations on a nice find!

sebastien godin 29-07-21 14:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by edstorey (Post 280834)
Everything in the SWW militaria world is apparently found 'north of Caen'.

:D :D


Thank you for your answer.

have a nice day.

seb

Tony Smith 29-07-21 15:07

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Originally Posted by sebastien godin (Post 280833)
Hello,


I need your help on this box.
This is a 3.7 A.A.H.E metal box, dated 1942 with canadian stamp and French words (?)

French words "SANS RELAIS", painted with same red paint than War Depatment stamp. Does it is WW2 ? a used by French army after war ?
https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/13/89/20/83/20210740.jpg

The War Department stamp is a superseded Commonwealth system of Safety Class for transport, Class 6 being Explosives. These days, it is replaced by the UN Code for Dangerous Goods, now Class 1.1E Explosives.

Mike Cecil 30-07-21 02:03

Box markings
 
Hi Sebastien,

I can assist with the interpretation of some of the markings, if this would help.

Image 1:
XXX in red indicates the ammunition is suitable for use in hot climates, so essentially all climatic conditions.
3.7 is the gun calibre, ie the 3.7 inch Heavy Anti-aircraft gun.
B843A is the ammunition batch number and sub-batch ID letter.
TNT indicates the explosive type inside the projectile

Image 2: the yellow markings are WW2, the white markings are post-war overwriting. Note the 'AA HE' has been blanked out in white. See image 3 below for the reason.

The 'L' in a square indicates the propellant is Flashless Non-hygroscopic nitro-cellulose powder usually abbreviated to FNH or FNH/P.
Other markings as per image 1.

Image 3: the yellow stripe indicates the ammunition within the box has been converted for practice purposes.
FCC is the Fuze Factor Correction.

Image 5: yellow stripe = ammunition converted for practice purposes

Image 8: The rounds were examined by an ammunition technician for any defects in April 1950.

Image 9: 'Converted 6/51'

Image 10: as per Tony's comments regarding the explosive label.

Hope that helps. A fine example of an ammunition container with plenty of verifiable markings.

Mike


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