Hi,
Can someone help me to identify this chest? I don't know from witch army it is or what was inside it. It looks like an ammunition chest, but I'm not sure.
Hi,
Can someone help me to identify this chest? I don't know from witch army it is or what was inside it. It looks like an ammunition chest, but I'm not sure.
All I can tell you is it is British.
Cheers, Ade.
Interesting to see such an old type of box that is still in use today. Nowadays this type of box contain trip-flares however they are almost always re-used for something else due to them being very useful and well built However I'm unsure if they were used for the same purpose during the Second World War :P
Thanks
Danny
Just found this:
The C238 was a standard British ammo box and was used for various types of ordnance - specifically which could only have been determined by the stencilled markings, but they were particularly associated with 2" mortar bombs, grenades, 6 pdr. AT shells etc.
C238 6 pdr. 7cwt. gun A.P. Holding 4 rounds. The gross weight is 90 lbs
C238 7.2in howitzer Cartridges 23lb.NH Holding 1 round. Gross weight 55lbs
C238 Generators Smoke No 18 Holding 8 rounds. Gross weight 73 lbs
C238 CW Ammunition ML 8in Generators Smoke No 20. Holding 8 rounds 73 lbs
C238I 18pr QF gun AP shot 4 Rounds, 131 lbs
C238A 75mm QF gun British AP Mk I, TF 4 rounds 90lbs
Hello,
I found this in a mates garden
Mine is exactly the same size as yours and has this stamped on it.
I wonder if yours is the same as mine ?
cheers
John
Hi,
The one I've got which is the same as yours has written on it,3 MOR SMK.
6 bombs 3in MOR Smoke 152 fuse. On the side, C1595 3in MOR. It's dated 1940.
Aaron
I don't know if this helps any but it was made by PRESSED STEEL CO., of Cowley, Oxford. This was a joint venture with Morris Motors, They also produced steel pressings for their motor cars and steel helmets.
Thx for all of your help. Now I know what I own .
I just bought it with some other things for 25 euro.
Does anyone know the value of this box. (Not that i'm sellig it but i'm just curious)
@whitehunter
The inscription on my box is almost gone (as you can see in the picture) but what is still visible isn't the same as on your box.
Hi VC89,
nice box- the stencil on the front has been redone once or twice = reconditioned for refilling and further service. As to what it means, here's a rough guide:
1st line= what the ammo is for.
2nd line= quantity, calibre, and type of ammo.
3rd & 4th line= Mark of ammo, and ancillary nomenculture.
So Tinlid's held 6 Smoke bombs with No.152 impact fuzes for a 3in Mortar.
Your's is hard to read but the '25lb' suggests the 25pndr Artillery Gun- the ammo itself is MK?.
Whitehunter's is much more modern (filled 10/1993) - 1 Practice Shell 'in container' for 120mm Challenger Tanks.
SH/Prac L32A6 This training projectile is used to simulate the operational HESH L31 which it matches ballistically. It is available in a completely inert form, filled with an inert HE substitute, or an inert HE substitute plus a live fuze and a flash pellet for spotting purposes. Four small tracers are housed in the projectile base. British Army consumption was forecast to run until 1998.
Value £5-25, so you've done alright!
cheers, jim.
thx, Jim
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