BRITISH MILITARY 105MM HOWITZER AMMUNITION BOX WITH TWO INERT TRAINING ROUND CONTAINERS - L65A3, 1979

A COLD WAR ERA BRITISH MILITARY PRESSED STEEL AMMUNITION BOX ORIGINALLY PACKED FOR TWO ROUNDS OF 105MM HOWITZER HIGH EXPLOSIVE TRAINING AMMUNITION, DESIGNATION L65A3. THE BOX RETAINS ITS TWO CYLINDRICAL TRAINING ROUND CONTAINERS SECURED BY INTERNAL WEBBING STRAPS, ALONG WITH ORIGINAL PACKING DOCUMENTATION AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF THE LID.

MARKINGS AND IDENTIFICATION:
THE FRONT FACE IS STENCILLED IN YELLOW WITH THE FOLLOWING:
* RDX/TNT 1
* FUZ L85A2
* 2 RDS 105MM HOW HE
* 002C CY 10/79
* TRAINING L65A3
* IN CNRS

THE RIGHT-HAND END PANEL READS:
* FNH/T.014
* FNH/M.024
* 51KG
* 1315, 99, 966, 1289
* 002C CY 10/79

THE LID IS STENCILLED WITH BATCH AND DATE MARKINGS AND BEARS A 1.2E HAZARD CLASSIFICATION DIAMOND STICKER. A UN SERIAL NUMBER UN SER-NO-0321 IS STENCILLED ON THE LID.

INSIDE THE LID, A PACKING LABEL READS: 2RDS, 105MM HOW, HE, TRAINING, L65A3, BATCH 002C, CY 10/79. THE LABEL DETAILS PROPELLANT LOTS FNH/T.014 LOT Z5450 AND FNH/M.024 LOT Z5500, PRIMER MODEL M28A2 LOT 393, SHELL FILLED PART NUMBER SX500GF LOT 005, AND FUZE MODEL L85A2 LOT 6, WITH FILLER DATES OF 7/79 AND 9/79. A SECOND LABEL APPEARS TO BE AN ARMY FORM WITH DATES CY/9/79 AND CY/10/79.

THE TWO CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS INSIDE ARE LABELLED SHELL AND CARTRIDGE AT THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS, WITH PAPER BAND LABELS READING RD 105MM HOW, TRAINING L65A3, RDX/TNT 1, FUZ L85A2, 002C CY 10/79.



Item Size: Height: 16cm, Width: 86cm, Depth: 27cm, Weight: 17Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+18

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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