Repro WS No 19 Cdn battery box

[Robert Bergeron]

At the request of our friend Bob Carriere, i am trying to post better pictures of my home battery boxes.

So for Bob and friends here goes..

They were made by my woodworker friend Daniel Trudel with my specifications and supervision.

They are made of 3/4 inch Pine wood for solidity and resistance.

He charged me $200 cdn apiece wich is a fair price for the work involved .

By the way,what was the proper finish for these boxes ?

Thanks for the info from the experts .

[Robert Bergeron]

Second shot

[Robert Bergeron]

And three.

Could someone tell me how to post BIGGER pictures please ?

[Neil Ashley]

Open the pictures on your PC, click on edit and resize to 800X600. If the pictures are low definition you will lose the clarity.

[Grant Bowker]

Instructions on posting images are at: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...posting+images
The box that pops up when you click to attach an image gives size limits as no more than 700 pixels wide (no height limit given) and no greater than 122.1KB.

[maple_leaf_eh]

I have a couple of "cords" of CNo.7 rifle chests, all dated 1945-46. At a glance, Bob's No.19 radio set battery boxes are probably constructed from the same design principles. It follows therefore, that they would be finished similarly. The original paint of a CNo.7 chest is Canadian olive drab. All of mine were overpainted externally with gloss darker green sometime post-war. The drab paint remained untouched inside. By the way, the correct hardware should be slotted screw heads, and depending on the maker, combination slot-and-Robertson head. Not Phillips heads.

If anyone wants hinges or hasps for a CNo.7 or No.15 sniper rifle chest, speak up. I have several dozen sets all stripped out, coated in motor oil, packed in big plastic pails.