They are sometimes embossed as "spare springs" or something similar. They were a pretty standard British ordnance item and was listed with 25 pounders, bofors, etc etc to hold minor spare pieces. May have been issued to Mortars as well, cannot be certain. Bofors manual refers to them as "Box, spare pins, keep pins and insulators no1mk1. Part number is CM98.
See item no 35 in the photo below.
Last edited by rob love; 07-12-13 at 22:55.
|