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#1 skipman

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 03:10 PM

A pal has this, and wondered what it might have held in it's day. Something substantial, he reckons. It's pretty robust.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 04:38 PM

View Postskipman, on 23 January 2012 - 03:10 PM, said:

A pal has this, and wondered what it might have held in it's day. Something substantial, he reckons. It's pretty robust.

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Hello, Mike - It's a German WWI machine gun ammunition box for the MG 08.  It should have a metal partition running lengthwise down the center, but many have been converted into toolboxes by removing the partition.  Regards, Torrey

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 04:58 PM

Thank you Torrey. Good man.

Cheers Mike