Bofors 40mm Spare barrel box question???

[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by rob love

There was this one that Rob Fast posted many years ago here: http://mapleleafup.net/forums/showpo...4&postcount=38

Hi Rob; I tried hard to find the pictures of the rotton one here on the forum, but I can't find them......maybe I am just getting old and I am seeing things!

Meanwhile I did find the measurements I took of the Barrel box in Brasschaat, Belgium. It's 2614mmx260mm230mm. So, the length matches the size mentioned earlier; the height is similar, but there is a difference in width. I think there is a difference between boxes for just the barrel and one for barrel and ancillaries (?) Or is it a British vs Canadian difference? Wartime vs postwar?
Now, I am not sure if the one in Brasschaat is wartime; it definately doesn't match the boxes of the Robs.

Your box and Rob's look really nice. and the wider box also matches more with the space reserved in the back of the LAAT under the seat. I also see the "C428" on the paper on the lid, which I presume sis the offical name of the barrel box.

Rob, can I ask if you have any overall pictures available? Sorry...this is a scale modelling question. I am tring to work out where all the booden blocks, handles and hinges go.

Since the blank box turned up for sale here in Holland, more boxes have popped up for sale....all about 3meter length, so they could well all be 40L70 boxes.