Sold: Ammo boxes

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by Lauren Child

These boxes are right for 20 pounder shells.

Are you sure Lauren? I thought 20 pdr all came in the airtight cylinders. Clearly the C320 wasn't designed for 20 pdr, it's a wartime box.

[rnixartillery]

All Sold.

Rob.........................rnixartillery.

[Lauren Child]

Originally Posted by tankbarrell

Are you sure Lauren? I thought 20 pdr all came in the airtight cylinders. Clearly the C320 wasn't designed for 20 pdr, it's a wartime box.

I'm pretty certain, but I cant find the reference at the moment. I picked up one of the boxes a while back when I found it.

It is, as you say, reused from previous uses (6-pr?) though.

[Ed Storey]

Two cartridges were shipped in Box C-274 (Wooden).

[Ed Storey]

C-274 Wooden Box with packing pieces held 2 x rounds H.E.
C-288 Steel Box held 2 x rounds A.P., A.P.C., A.P.D.S. Practice Shot or H.E. each in No. 86 Containers
C-310 Wooden Box with packing pieces held 2 x rounds H.E. or A.P.C.B.C.
C-317 Steel Box held 2 x rounds A.P.C.B.C. each in No. 213 Containers
C-219A Steel Box held 5 x blank or clearing cartridges each in No. 202 Containers

[Lauren Child]

All of the references I can find at the moment say C339 Mk1 cylidrical for 20 pounder. That said, I've just matched up and the C320 box is an exact fit for a 20 pounder APDS mk2 drill round.

This is now going to drive me nuts trying to remember where I read it before buying the box that I've already got.

[tankbarrell]

Yes, that's the cylinder I have and all my references state packed singly in a container.

I suspect C320 got used for various things but it must have been introduced for something specific. As it's clearly almost identical to a C263, other than length, I thought 6 pdr APCBC but that round will fit in a standard C263 so who knows!

[Edward Sayer]

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Unfortunately the picture is not the best quality, but the ammunition tins on the bonnet of this 6pdr jeep appear to be the same as Rob's.

As far as I'm aware the 6pdr tins were the only ones to have the undulating line on the side.

Regards,

Eddie.