FUR M.G. AMMO CRATE

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Found this full ammo crate a few month's ago.
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This empty crate was also part of the deal. The ammo had already been opened and belted by the previous owner, too bad.
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Wowzers, a rare find indeed.
Are any of those numbers, i.e. '40' or '45', dates?
Any non destructive way to have a peek inside?

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Tom,
Yes, 40 is the date.
I don't think I want to try and open any of the sleeves. They are a little fragile.
I also have another crate that still has all the sleeves in the original metal (zinc) box inside the wooden crate.
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Do you know any more of the back story on them?

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Tommygunn wrote:Do you know any more of the back story on them?

Tom.
No, I didn't get any story with them. the Fur MG crate came from a guy who bought it from a guy and so on.
I picked up the other sealed crate at the Knob Creek show years ago, and that one supposedly came from an estate.
Alot of this surplus German ammo was imported a few years ago, it may have all came from that.
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MP44 you have been finding all kinds of nice stuff lately. Of course you work hard at it and the nice thing also is that you share info with us.

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42rocker wrote:MP44 you have been finding all kinds of nice stuff lately. Of course you work hard at it and the nice thing also is that you share info with us.

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Thanks, I have been finding some good stuff lately, lucky I guess.
Have a couple more small local shows coming up next month, I hope my luck continues.
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Good Luck with your finds.

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So there was 5 cardboard boxes inside the crate. Well found 1 of the cardboard boxes at a show last weekend. Now need to find 4 more to fill a crate. Of course I'm going to need a crate also. O'well it's a start. LOL

MP44 that was a great find wood box with the 5 cardboard boxes inside.

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42rocker wrote:So there was 5 cardboard boxes inside the crate. Well found 1 of the cardboard boxes at a show last weekend. Now need to find 4 more to fill a crate. Of course I'm going to need a crate also. O'well it's a start. LOL

MP44 that was a great find wood box with the 5 cardboard boxes inside.

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Thanks, that's great that you found a sleeve. The sleeves are out there as well as the empty crates. I've seen them at the Creek also.
Please post a picture of the one you found.
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Would be interested in an empty or full (price???) or part full ammo crate for display reasons. Empty might be better as it sounds like my wallet. I trade stuff to get that sleeve of ammo.
MP44 got one to spare or anyone??

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42rocker wrote:Would be interested in an empty or full (price???) or part full ammo crate for display reasons. Empty might be better as it sounds like my wallet. I trade stuff to get that sleeve of ammo.
MP44 got one to spare or anyone??

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I don't have one that I want to sell but I am going to a show this weekend that usually does have a couple guys selling German WWII crates & boxes so I will take a look for you.
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Here's pictures of a couple more 8mm ammo crates that I picked up last weekend.
One's a Patronenkasten 88 like the one above and the other is a Patronenkasten 1500.
They both 1500 rounds of 8mm. This Patronenkasten 1500 held 1500 rounds of tracer.
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They both look nice. Looking forward to seeing the bottom one in person at some time.

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42rocker wrote:They both look nice. Looking forward to seeing the bottom one in person at some time.

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You'll see it in October.
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Maybe before then. You are going to Brian's brp in June? I'll email you more.

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