WWII AUSTRALIAN MILITARY 40MM AMMUNITION BOX BY GMH-W - CIRCA 1943

A SECOND WORLD WAR AUSTRALIAN MILITARY STEEL AMMUNITION BOX MANUFACTURED BY GMH-W (GENERAL MOTORS-HOLDEN, WOODVILLE), WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S STAMP VISIBLE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LID. A HANDWRITTEN TAG ACCOMPANYING THE BOX INDICATES A DATE OF 1943.

MARKINGS AND STENCILLING:
THE FRONT FACE RETAINS LEGIBLE STENCILLED MARKINGS IN DARK BLUE OR BLACK PAINT. THE UPPER LEFT READS BATCH B.78. THE UPPER RIGHT SECTION INCLUDES PARTIAL TEXT READING Q.F 40MM, MK.5G, IN CONTAINERS, AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STORES REFERENCE. BELOW CENTRE READS MEM.168. THE LOWER SECTION READS FLD.ME.8/?2.TRACER & IG. NO14 MK.6, FZD.259.MK.N3, AND (12 SECS.).

THE OPPOSITE END PANEL SHOWS STENCILLED TEXT READING RESEALED SYD (A) 12/5? INDICATING THE BOX WAS RESEALED AT SYDNEY AT SOME POINT. A PAPER CONTENTS CARD IS HELD IN THE RECESSED CARD HOLDER ON THIS END, WITH A GRID OF HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES THAT ARE PARTIALLY LEGIBLE.

INSIDE THE LID, TWO PAPER LABELS SURVIVE. THE LEFT LABEL IS A PRINTED FORM WITH FIELDS FOR FILLED AT, PACKED BY, SOLDERED BY, EXAMINED & RE-PACKED AT, WITH HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES THAT ARE PARTIALLY LEGIBLE. A SECOND SMALLER PAPER LABEL IS AFFIXED TO THE CENTRE OF THE LID INTERIOR.

THE MANUFACTURER'S STAMP ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LID READS GMH-W WITH PARTIAL ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS INCLUDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE ?10? AND ?19?3.

CONSTRUCTION:
PRESSED STEEL CONSTRUCTION WITH REINFORCED RIBBING TO LID AND BODY. TWO HINGED SIDE CARRY HANDLES. TWO FRONT-MOUNTED SWING LATCHES SECURE THE LID. HINGED LID WITH INTERNAL REINFORCING RIBS. RECESSED CARD HOLDER ON ONE END PANEL.



Item Size: Height: 26cm, Width: 56cm, Depth: 45cm, Weight: 12.5Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293645+50

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

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