German ammo box camo

[michal19]

i want to share with the community my todays floh markt find.some german ammo box.i want to ask a question-do the camo paaint looks original for You?and one more what was the puropose of tihis box what type of ammo it carried?i'm weak in german language.best regards

[Martin Bull]

This looks like it : -

Nouvelle page 0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_cm_schwere_Kanone_18

The paintwork looks original to me - nice crate.....

[Paul D]

Looks like a nice original camo ammo box

[michal19]

thank You for the fast answers.
i i've read somewhere that this type of camo is called ''Normandia''.is it fact or myth?the box is from 1937 so little sooner
best regards

[Martin Bull]

You're right that it's frequently called 'Normandie' but this is a post-war nickname, due to the colouring being similar to that applied in the field to helmets and armoured vehicles in mid-late 1944.

My own belief - and I could be corrected here - is that ( as ammo crates were re-used many times during the war years ) the lighter colours were oversprayed later in the war.

[michal19]

than You very much for the interesting info
best regards

[kradman]

For me its a nice early Pre war ammo box in the original Reichwehr camo . you find quite a few early boxes in this prewar camo

[ostfrontmilitaria]

Kradman is right - pre-war Reichswehr boxes often had similar camo. Nice original box.

[michal19]

here it is
after little unintrusive revitalisation
best regards

[HistoryMan]

I like that