What have we here?

[Damien Horn]

Hi, I have just bought this ammo tin and its unlike any others that I have in my collection which is well in excess of 100. As you can see it is dated 1935 with a makers mark and another squiggle. It looks to have been refinished at some time. The handle and end grabs are also not the normal shape having a slight "V" to the middle of them. So can anyone enlighten me as to what it is exactly....a rare prototype model....I wish.
Hope someone has the answer.

[Mg34gunner]

This is the WWI pattern belt box, for the Mg08 and 08/15. It is very similar to the WWII version but much heavier steel. They continued to make them throughout the Weimar period and into the Nazi era.

Harry

[TOM R]

I have at least 1 ammo can like that same handle but with nasty yugo paint slathered all over it

[stearmandriver]

The squiggle you mentioned is an old german typset "Z"

[Damien Horn]

If you ask the question to the people who know the answers all becomes clear, thanks for that.
D.

[ak47dennis]

Damien

I have an identical can; it was painted in a dark green similar to what is found on optics.
A long time collector told me that these cans are actually British, for use with the 8mm Besa?

Both explanations make sense.

[Damien Horn]

I don't think it can be British, it just does not have anything British about it and from where mine came from that would be almost impossible.
D.

[flathead]

I think you have a Polish ammo can with a clear logo of Hipolit Cegielski Poznan S.A. - large armament factory. Very nice one!!! Please, check the link to find out more about HCP, in polish/english but with some good pics - http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Cegiels ... %C5%84_S.A.

[Bil]

Thank you for the post and link.While I dont know Polish,I could make out some of what was there.Welcome aboard! A new member with good info in his first post! ---bil

[flathead]

Bil, thanks for comment - more convenient link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Cegiels ... %C5%84_S.A.

[MG34Biker]

I think you have a Polish ammo can with a clear logo of Hipolit Cegielski Poznan S.A. - large armament factory. Very nice one!!! Please, check the link to find out more about HCP, in polish/english but with some good pics - http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Cegiels ... %C5%84_S.A.

A local guy is selling one of the Polska MG ammunition cans for $50. Its been repainted a bunch of times but he scraped away enough to see the Polska markings.

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

That ammo box is pretty cool. Never seen one like that before.