U.S. .30 cal. ammo can

[zwerge]

Does the repack date mean 1944 ?

[Adrian Stevenson]

I would say it is.

Cheers, Ade.

[carna]

Yeah repacked 7 44 from the Saint Louis Ordnance plant (SL)

[Steve T]

Yep.....it certainly does

Here are my ammo tins which, unfortunately, were so bashed, battered and rusty that I had to strip them down and re-paint them.

I made the stencils by copying 'original' paint examples I found on the web

Still....I got the 50cal tin for 50pence and the 30cal tin for £3

Steve T

[carna]

Nice stencilling, Shame about the colour, as it should be a golden yellow, 1/2 inch high letters, 250 RNDS CAL 30 M1 BLTD , lot number date pkd etc. As the 30 cal 1919A4 predominately used a fabric belt, during WW2, where as the 50 Cal m2 used links, though there were fabric belts for these calibres.
Any other Q's, just ask....
Cheers

[Steve T]

Any other Q's, just ask....

I didn't ask you a question in the first place ! Jeez.....

[carna]

Well do'nt despair, I do not charge for giving advice to fellow collectors, my aim is to see restored items correct in their rightful colours, Cheers

[phoenix]

These are my .30 cal ammo box/tins.The wooden one is a late '30's early war years.The M1A1 is the later metal type with fixing catch for the 1917A1 tripod.The red oxide finished tin, is as far as I know early WW2 and the finish is original.Some people think they were for armour and others an experimental pattern, so I'm open to info,
Pete.

[m3bobby]

Intresting, I wondered what the fixing for the 1917 tripod looked like. Is the red oxide one definatly red oxide and not Brown paint which has oxidised, I have a green tripod which has turned almost brown because the green pigment used at the time oxidised over time and turned brown.

Also, I note that some cans are stamped M1 and then have M2 stenciled elsewhere. I found that the 1919A4 could use both types, but the booster needed to be changed.

[zwerge]

Your brown oxide can was known as experimental T4 and was intended for tank use,it was the forerunner of the M1 can.