"Imperial german uboat navy luger box WW1"

[LU1900]

The box I know :
Simpson's : label inside 800 cross-out and 700 new add
Actualy on ebay.fr
Ebay.fr in 06.2013
One I see in 2009 with the label inside 700
Other with label 700 on top cover
Mine
From a collector in Toulon naval base , about 6 or 7 , selling on the docks in the years 1980 : nobody was interested by that !!

[Grantas]

Originally Posted by saab-bob

Very interesting.
The Simpson's label says the box would hold 700 to 800 rounds.
Where the bullets just stored loose?
I would imagine everything on a WW1 u-boat was damp all the time,so it was a good idea.
Bob

A WWI Luger 16rd ammo packet measures 8.5 x 3 x 2 cm.
Listing on French EBay states the boxes dimensions as 23 x 16 x 9 cm. (Presume these are external measurements) so theoretically room enough for 50 packets (800rd). 700rd is weird in packet terms as divided by 16 it equals 43.75 packets. Maybe the 700 were packed loose.

[Norme]

Hi Patrice, Thanks for that information, it seems like nearly all of them are in France. If you hear of a nice one for sale, please let me know.
Best regards, Norm

[LU1900]

That's hold 14 box of 50 cartridges : I just try to put them inside easely .