US MILITARY 105MM HOWITZER HE M1 EMPTY AMMUNITION CRATE - 1960S

A US MILITARY TIMBER AMMUNITION CRATE ORIGINALLY USED FOR 105MM HOWITZER HIGH EXPLOSIVE M1 CARTRIDGES WITH DUAL GRAIN SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGE AND POINT DETONATING FUZE M557. THE CRATE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL STENCILLED MARKINGS IN WHITE AND YELLOW PAINT ACROSS THE LID AND FRONT FACE.

MARKINGS:
* LID STENCILLED: 105MM, HE MI, FZD, M557
* FRONT FACE STENCILLED: CART. 105MM H.E. M1. DUAL GRAN W/SUPP. CHG. W/FUZE PD M557
* BATCH NUMBER B35, LOT AND DATE MARKINGS VISIBLE
* PRIMER NUMBER M28A2 REFERENCED IN STENCILLING
* SIDE MARKING PARTIALLY LEGIBLE

INTERIOR LABELS:
* PAPER DATA LABEL ON UNDERSIDE OF LID READS CART. 105 MM. HOW. H.E. M.I., WITH BATCH, PROPELLANT CHARGE, SHELL, FUZE AND PRIMER DETAILS PARTIALLY LEGIBLE
* SECOND SMALLER LABEL WITH FILLING LOCATION REFERENCE PARTIALLY LEGIBLE

CONSTRUCTION:
* SOLID TIMBER CONSTRUCTION WITH METAL STRAP HINGES AND SPRING-LOADED METAL LATCHES
* ROPE CARRYING HANDLES AT EACH END
* INTERIOR IS BARE TIMBER, UNLINED



Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 96cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 7.8Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+3

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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