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WW2 Wooden 303 Ammunition Box

c. 1944 - 1956
Subcollections
Military
Overview

Wooden .303 ammunition box 1944-1956 with lid soldered on - very few lids survived. The markings suggest that this box stored 500 rounds of .303 standard ammunition Mk 7 in 50 round Bandoliers. The fact that it says Mk7 rather than MkVII indicates late/post WWII as the change to Arabic numerals from Roman occurred in 1944.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2020.324
Item type
Objects
Themes
War and Conflict
Material
Steel
Wood
Width
25 cm
Height or length
50 cm
Depth
17 cm
Inscriptions and markings

On the side with the latch is stenciled in yellow
500 CARTGES
.303 BALL
BDR 11
MW MK7

On the top is stenciled in yellow
303 BDR

On the side with the hinges is stenciled in yellow
303 BDR
500 CARTGES
.303 BALL
BDR 11
MW MK7

On the side with the hinges in a light blue painted square appears the number 6

Keywords
Ammunition box
WW2
Year
c. 1944 - 1956
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Friday, 19 April, 2024
Completeness
83
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