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			Just bought 10 U.S. .50 cal. ammo cans.  The seller only wanted $5.00 for the lot so I figured what the heck and bought them.  I've always wondered if there is a way to identify the period that ammo cans were manufactured.  They all look identical, right?  Well, I was looking at my new cans with an eye to repainting them to spruce them up a little when I noticed that some had a groove in the locking flap (for want of a better term) with a ring holding a cotter pin while others had no groove, ring, or pin.  Is this indicative of something or just differences in manufacturing?  Any help, as usual, greatly appreciated.
		 
		
		
		
			
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			Can ends showing manufacturer.
		 
		
		
		
			
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			Most of my cans were repacks.
		 
		
		
		
			
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