Ammo box ID

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Ammo box ID

Post by fire3 » Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:12 pm

Hi all.

Can anyone tell me what this box may have been for, its felt lined.
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52 GF 76 1975 Lightweight GS 3.5 V8
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Re: Ammo box ID

Post by removeduser185 » Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:57 pm

Not sure it's for ammunition. It looks like a box from the inside wall of an AFV and certainly for stowing something. If you rub it down carefully, you may find what it was for stencilled on the outside.
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Re: Ammo box ID

Post by Mash » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:27 am

It will be optics of some sort, possibly a vision block for armour.
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Re: Ammo box ID

Post by fv1620 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:58 pm

Box, stowage, vehicular accessories, FV58400 (Bren mags for Ferret)
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Re: Ammo box ID

Post by fire3 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:41 pm

fv1620 wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:58 pm
 Box, stowage, vehicular accessories, FV58400 (Bren mags for Ferret)
Fantastic thankyou.
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