Ammunition from WW2

Vlim · 08-15-2010, 07:21 AM

Hi Aldo,

There was no separate machine gun ammo, it was a 'one size fits all' solution, apart from the fact that the P08 didn't like steel cases. A fix was sought and found but never really implemented on a large scale.

The crate and the larger boxes have become even more collectible than the small 16-round boxes, while most buyers simply discarded and burned them.

The crates are indeed lined with Zinc. I've seen several versions: Some are soldered shut, others have a rubber gasket around the edges of the lid. Any labels on the crate itself?

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08-15-2010, 07:21 AM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Aldo, There was no separate machine gun ammo, it was a 'one size fits all' solution, apart from the fact that the P08 didn't like steel cases. A fix was sought and found but never really implemented on a large scale. The crate and the larger boxes have become even more collectible than the small 16-round boxes, while most buyers simply discarded and burned them. The crates are indeed lined with Zinc. I've seen several versions: Some are soldered shut, others have a rubber gasket around the edges of the lid. Any labels on the crate itself?