Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 First off is the Heavy carry box, It is for belted ammunition
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 Takes 8 boxes of 250 rounds...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 Did you see who sneeked in there on the right??? An Austrian!! Here is the austrian on the top....
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 The Austrian at the botton here....
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 Here is a smaller Austrian.... See the metal strip on the front of the Austrian
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 And found in the Argonne at a junk shop, an American, missing the carrying handle...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 Here are a couple of the HEAVY metal boxes, they each take 2#250 belted rounds... 500 all in all...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 The earlier one has an X on the top and no carrying handle on the top
MG1918 Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Nice boxes and the large 'carry 8' is a super find. I wonder how many of those ended up as fire wood for the winter in the trench. Some of the standard 250 rd wooden ammo boxes are tin lined and other wooden ones not, but i have yet to pin down what was the colour INSIDE the standard 250 rd tin ammo box. Anybody have a superbly mint example that shows the inside well? Mark
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 21, 2013 Author Posted January 21, 2013 Have you seen one of these yet?
MG1918 Posted January 27, 2013 Posted January 27, 2013 is this a photo Chris or repro or original? The are some MG carts in France in various states of repair but no one has revealed they have an ammo cart. Excellent image nonetheless. Mark
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 27, 2013 Author Posted January 27, 2013 Hi, its an original photo, part of this series.... http://www.kaiserscross.com/246801/437343.html
Hoss Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 The picture of the cart is incredible, never seen it. Wow! Here are my boxes some others I have are postwar painted urgh! Can you Gents translate the crate labels? I'd appreciate it. Best Regards Eric
MG1918 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Eric I can just make out some of the writing, starts with a big G then a bit hazy but says Give to Mark!
Hoss Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Eric I can just make out some of the writing, starts with a big G then a bit hazy but says Give to Mark! Hah! How about some pictures of belts to go with the cans Gents? Eric
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 Lets see what you have ... :-) I will get mine done when i get home. Best Chris
Hoss Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Belts Brass tab and steel follower examples 8.14 date and one more a DWM made belt small 'G' stamp undated.
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 7, 2013 Author Posted February 7, 2013 Here are a couple of 1917 made MG08/15 belts....
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 7, 2013 Author Posted February 7, 2013 To keep the tab anchored and clean....
Hoss Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Nice Chris They are so difficult to acquire nowadays. Eric
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