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Good evening sirs,

At the bottom of our reserves, this box…
I imagine a caliber 303 British, metal angles at the corners and light wood on the plans.

Can you help me ? : dating, destination, use, etc.

The objective being to be consistent with our Scammell Pioneer.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Regards.
Looloo

Hi Looloo,

The bottom markings, RG.9.3.56B, give the manufacturer and date information. And, if I am correct, it's (Royal Ordanance Factory) RADWAY GREEN 9th March 1956. But, I'm unsure what the B at the end denotes.

The box would contain 300 rounds of Mark 7 .303" Ball ammunition, in cotton bandoliers of 50 rounds each.

There may be more manufacturer markings stamped into the box, on the underside.

Regards,

Hello Neil,

Thank you for all this clear and precise information.
So not inconsistent to install this ammo box in the Scammell…?

Have a nice week.

Regards.
Looloo