Luger ammo box on e-bay

[Edward Tinker]

Authentic German WW II PB08 Luger Pistol Ammo Box. Measures 19inchesx14inchesx7inches when closed. Wooden box nicely jointed at the corners. Nice patina on wood and is painted black on top. Original shipping label printed onto cardboard and stapled on the lid reads:Southwestern Sales Company, Logan Street, New York. To: John England Sr., 29 Peach Orchard Drive, Riverdale, Rhode Island, 02915. Side of the box has original label in German and date of 1940. The inside of the box is metal. The inside lid has original labels and stamped with the date "12 March 1944".

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Now, how in the world did this end up for sale in the USA in 1944 from a gun supply store?

Ed