Sold: Ammo boxes

[Lauren Child]

It looks like I've missed out on these, but if any remain I'd like one or two! These boxes are right for 20 pounder shells.

[Paul Dutton]

Rob
hope you got my messages. My mail keeps kicking my messages back at me, tried get you on all sites.
Take all please
Cheers

[Rob Abbott]

All
I have 2 of these same boxes - v good condition - C320 and both wartime dates. Brown paint but no stencilling.
If there are people out there who still want/need one/two of these once Rob has sold his, then I'd be happy to sell at the same price plus postage.
They are surplus to requirements for me !
Rob

[Lauren Child]

Hi Rob,


Pm sent

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by Lauren Child

These boxes are right for 20 pounder shells.

Are you sure Lauren? I thought 20 pdr all came in the airtight cylinders. Clearly the C320 wasn't designed for 20 pdr, it's a wartime box.

[rnixartillery]

All Sold.

Rob.........................rnixartillery.

[Lauren Child]

Originally Posted by tankbarrell

Are you sure Lauren? I thought 20 pdr all came in the airtight cylinders. Clearly the C320 wasn't designed for 20 pdr, it's a wartime box.

I'm pretty certain, but I cant find the reference at the moment. I picked up one of the boxes a while back when I found it.

It is, as you say, reused from previous uses (6-pr?) though.

[Ed Storey]

Two cartridges were shipped in Box C-274 (Wooden).

[Ed Storey]

C-274 Wooden Box with packing pieces held 2 x rounds H.E.
C-288 Steel Box held 2 x rounds A.P., A.P.C., A.P.D.S. Practice Shot or H.E. each in No. 86 Containers
C-310 Wooden Box with packing pieces held 2 x rounds H.E. or A.P.C.B.C.
C-317 Steel Box held 2 x rounds A.P.C.B.C. each in No. 213 Containers
C-219A Steel Box held 5 x blank or clearing cartridges each in No. 202 Containers

[Lauren Child]

All of the references I can find at the moment say C339 Mk1 cylidrical for 20 pounder. That said, I've just matched up and the C320 box is an exact fit for a 20 pounder APDS mk2 drill round.

This is now going to drive me nuts trying to remember where I read it before buying the box that I've already got.

[tankbarrell]

Yes, that's the cylinder I have and all my references state packed singly in a container.

I suspect C320 got used for various things but it must have been introduced for something specific. As it's clearly almost identical to a C263, other than length, I thought 6 pdr APCBC but that round will fit in a standard C263 so who knows!