Heads Up: P-60 boxes down under

[Rob Fast]

15 of them. This is the smoke round box that fits in the FAT backdoor step cradle. Good deal but over there. Cheers Rob
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/aspe...box/1145172288

[Frantisek Nachlinger]

smoke one? I thought there fit the AP...
-btw - geat find - very nice cond - my are worse - and were more expensive
Frankie

[Ian Fawbert]

Hi Rob,

Were these multi use?

The few i`ve picked up (they are common over here, not to rub it in) have been marked as 25pdr shell boxes and from memory the ones i have are marked HE?

I am likely not joining the dots together and assume i have missed a link between the 25pdr and the FAT, hence the box?

Cheers,
Ian.

[Frantisek Nachlinger]

P60 box vs. cab 13 FAT - http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14429

[Niels V]

I wonder a what a pallet from down would cost.
They also fit in the door of a Cab 12, but here they tend to be a nuisance.

[Rob Fast]

Smoke or HE, still a good fit.

[tankbarrell]

Originally, the P60 is for AP projectiles, each in a cardboard tube. Smoke and HE came in P59 boxes, four in a clamp carrier.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Ian Fawbert

Hi Rob,
I am likely not joining the dots together and assume i have missed a link between the 25pdr and the FAT, hence the box?

Cheers,
Ian.

Ian, the Link between a Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) and a 25pdr is called a Pintle Hook ( ), although there was sometimes a No27 Limber in between. Or is that too obvious, and it is I who have missed the link in your question?

[Walde Libera]

I would like to buy them all and ship to Vancouver but at what cost?
I'm sure there are a few here that have been looking for a couple each for a while now. In North America P60 and P59 boxes are no where to be found, why is that?

Walde

[Ian Fawbert]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Ian, the Link between a Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) and a 25pdr is called a Pintle Hook ( ), although there was sometimes a No27 Limber in between. Or is that too obvious, and it is I who have missed the link in your question?

Thanks Tony! You have filled a gap in my knowledge that didnt exist before!

Here is a box i have, hence i asked based on the markings. Not one to be up on what shoots what at who, I didnt know if this was correctly marked for the use on a CMP based on the above statements on the P60 boxes use, or just the same box used for something else. Not that I mind, its a neat and well marked box and one of the first things I bought along time ago so has some sentimental value even!





Ian.

[Ian Fawbert]

As I hit post, I remembered this other one. It's now residing as a tool box under the seat in the jeep. Has a neat slot cut in (don't shoot me for doing that to what seems something hard to find for others!) with a tab sticking out to enable a lock to be fitted as seen in the photo- makes for great secure under seat storage. It is welded (neatly!) into a frame which shares the front seat bolts and so is kept securely in the vehicle. Fits a hand bag perfectly I get told often!





If there really is a need, I am sure we can scrounge some up to send over somehow. They do seem to be common over here (that said, don't know when I last saw one in the 'wild' at a garage sale or swap to even get to help!).

Cheers,
Ian.

[motto (RIP)]

I am now in possession of the 15 P-60 boxes that were advertised on Gumtree. I use these cans for storage and have picked up a number of them over the years so probably now have more than I need? Condition varies with none of them being pristine.
I'm not out to screw anybody but do have a fair investment in time distance and treasure. PM if interested.

David

[Frantisek Nachlinger]

Originally Posted by motto

I am now in possession of the 15 P-60 boxes that were advertised on Gumtree. I use these cans for storage and have picked up a number of them over the years so probably now have more than I need? Condition varies with none of them being pristine.
I'm not out to screw anybody but do have a fair investment in time distance and treasure. PM if interested.

David

Great that a MLU forum member saved them. Thank you for your offer