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Help needed to identify ammo crate
I would like to ask the Forum for help in identifying the original use for this possible wooden munitions crate.
Pic A shows that it is unfortunately missing its handles on each side.
Pic B reveals a brown paint applied over green.
Pic C shows that a sand coloured paint has been applied over white lettering – easily rubbed off with ones nail to reveal the probable home address of a British serviceman as shown in Pic D. This suggests that the crate was given a new use – prossibly to send home a comprehensive collection of Knights Crosses and chained SS daggers etc!
Pic E illustrates the interior.
Pic F/G/H illustrates close ups of the stuck-on paper labels in detail.
I mainly collect WW2 RAF material. I have also recently developed an interest in German anti-aircraft items. Anyone interested in a swop let me know!
Thanks in advance for any help offered. Kind regards, Malcolm.
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06-24-2009 11:53 AM
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
Well the little bit of it that I can read seems to say 720 pieces of filling for red smoke grenades. But I could be all wrong.
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
zwerge – thanks for the input.
Kind regards, Malcolm.
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
Anyone help with a translation of the paper labels
Any input will be most appreciated.
Kind regards, Malcolm.
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
I think from memory that Granatfullung 88 is a picric acid base high explosive burster charge used for artillery shells and mortar bombs etc, it was a high explosive developed before WW1 and was replaced by most nations with TNT by WWII due to its stability issues.
Nige.
"Now, I've designed this like a collapsing bag ! "
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
Hello Nige,
Many thanks for this. I had tried a search on the internet using that word and came up empty handed. As this would now seem to indicate a trade name I will look further.
Kind regards, Malcolm.
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
I think your right, Granatfullung 88 is a little like saying Gelignite, or Dynamites which were both trade name of the Alfred Nobel company. I think again from memory that picric acid base explosives of the types were first invent by the Russians, and normally used for larger calibre projectiles such as Artillery shells.
Nige.
"Now, I've designed this like a collapsing bag ! "
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
Malcom,
I have a German pal that will know, I am not on line to him I will run the pics past him this week and get some photos of his hobby room if he lets me.
Regards
Jock
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Re: Help needed to identify ammo crate
Hello Nige + Jock,
Many thanks for the input and the kind offer of further help.
Regards, Malcolm.
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