Pre-WW2 9mm ammunition boxes

pitsword · 07-29-2012, 06:12 PM

Gerben, Ed and all,

I have used a vacuum sealer with great results in preserving items and ammo. I may collapse the box, but it will be preserved.

Vlim · 08-04-2012, 07:20 AM

I store them in a dedicate safe, which is required by law over here anyway, so that protects them relatively well.

Here is a better image of the DWM box. A really nice enigma. The contents are standard WW2 code 1943 faa marked steel case iron core rounds. The box is dated 1944 inside.

Whoever bought the rounds from DWM was some organization other than the German army, as the label does not conform to army regulations. It may have been a small police contract, or perhaps a foreign order from a befriended nation. Since they showed up in Germany, I lean towards police use.

08-04-2012, 07:20 AM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	I store them in a dedicate safe, which is required by law over here anyway, so that protects them relatively well. Here is a better image of the DWM box. A really nice enigma. The contents are standard WW2 code 1943 faa marked steel case iron core rounds. The box is dated 1944 inside. Whoever bought the rounds from DWM was some organization other than the German army, as the label does not conform to army regulations. It may have been a small police contract, or perhaps a foreign order from a befriended nation. Since they showed up in Germany, I lean towards police use. Attached Images

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07-29-2012, 06:12 PM	#1
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 459 Thanks: 3,964 Thanked 103 Times in 83 Posts	Gerben, Ed and all, I have used a vacuum sealer with great results in preserving items and ammo. I may collapse the box, but it will be preserved.