metal ammo box (?)

[Fabe]

hi All,

just got this the other day...looked like an interesting item, 'thou not 100% sure what it was used for...my best guess: to be mounted on /in some kind of vehicle - since it's fairly small (13 x 8.5 x 8 cm), maybe to store 98K ammo (?)
WaA mark & some other manuf. stamping on the front / left bottom part...the painting seems original.
any clue?

THX, Fabe

[MP44tom]

No inserts in the box ??

My guess would be, small tools on a canon (these kind of boxes were attached to the shield), but that's just a guess.....)

Tom
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[Gary J]

With the two "through" bolt fixing holes, I don't think it is for ammo.
More than likely a fixed mount vehicle box for tools or something similar.

Gary J.

[Fabe]

hey everybody,

the metal box arrived this week...
still not sure what they kept in it, (small tools for FLAK sound good 'thou), it came empty - nice paint still everywhere to be found.

for size compare, I've put a round of 98k on top...

THX,

Fabe

[zwerge]

The diamond in circle logo is for Rheinmetall AG,this company made many WW2 weapons,scroll to bottom of link for weapons......Rheinmetall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Fabe]

very cool...Thanks!

"The company had a close relationship to the Nazi regime with Göring, purchasing a majority stake in June 1938.[2]
Rheinmetall built the MG 42, the Wehrmacht's main general-purpose medium machine gun. Its successor, the MG3, is still used by the Bundeswehr, as well as other armies."

...and they're still around:

Rheinmetall AG