5.5-in ammunition box?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

I see my photos of my amunition box are used on the BOCN forum: https://www.bocn.co.uk/threads/c-224-mk-i.27838/

I gather "LCplCombat" is a member of MLU Forum, too.

[tankbarrell]

Further to Ed's explanations, WM 108 is the propellant code, Waltham Modified and the size of tubular grain.

Pg/C is not an abbreviation for packing but the packers code, Pickering Filling Factory of Ontario followed by /C for Canada.

Mk 1 FOIL is just that, a piece of tin foil, crumpled up in the charge bag to prevent coppering of the rifling. As it burns it combines with the copper residue from the drive band and forms a brittle substance that reduces the fouling.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks for the additional info, Adrian. Re. "Pg/C": good to see there is a Canadian connection.

I cleaned this box and have lightly oiled it. I use this box to safekeep some of my militaria as it creates a good environment free of nasty critters.

[Barry Churcher]

The Pickering Filling Factory became The Town of Ajax. Janet's father was a foreman at the plant and had lots of stories. Being a foreman gave him a bit more liberty to leave the restricted area so him and another foreman would travel to Whitby to the Spruce Villa with a couple of "key" women employees for lunch and ???
When I was a kid my brother and I spent considerable time down by Lake Ontario playing in the huge berms and backstops.
Barry