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40mm Bofors ammunition boxes
Can anyone help me out with photos of the various ammunition boxes used by British and Commonwealth AA trrops.
Thanks for any assistance. Cheers Kevin |
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Bofors Ammo Boxes
Here are a couple of WW2 Aust. examples to get the ball rolling....will do over 2 posts to remain within the quota....Regards Rod
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Aust. Bofors Ammo Box
The second one.
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ammo boxes
Below are some pictures of another Aust 40mm ammo box
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bofors tin
I have a couple with an angled division. Is it correct to think that there are different tins for ammo in clips and the boxes already shown?
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40mm Bofor ammunition boxes
Thanks guys for posting the photos. I am actually asking the question on someones behalf.
Lynn I understand that there were more than one type of box, the one shown in the photos and a thinner upright type with an "X" on the top. But I have not seen this type before. Cheers Kevin |
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There was also a Naval box for Bofors Ammunition which was a galvanised or stainless upright box with an airtight rubber seal which contained 4 4rd chargers.
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Does anyone recognize these items as part of Bofors rounds-packaging (probably US Army WWII)?
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thing with holes!!!
I always wondered what they were for.
I have four if anyone is interested.
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Possible ID
I have seen quite a number of these pieces of pressed tin with 4 holes in the Darwin area.
As I understand it, they are designed to hold the 4 Bofors projectiles firmly whilst they are stored in their 4 round clips in an ammo crate. They are removed prior to loading the clip into the gun. The ones I have seen are slightly curved to match the spacing of the rounds in the clip. Happy to be corrected if this isn't their real use. Jared |
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