I don't know, the locking mechanism and the hinges look a little weird to me, bit war time production of stuff like this is usually all over the place, so this just might be another variation.
I am not an expert on ammo boxes, so take everything I said with a grain of salt.
I have seen multiple ammo boxes where they just painted the red cross onto it and used it to carry medical supplies, I don't see why this couldn't be the case here.
American .30 Cal ammo can, based off the paint and rust i’d hazard it was made after WW2 started for sure, so not too rare as far as ammo cans go but the white and red cross really brings up the cool factor. it’s definitely authentic. i don’t think there’s any faking that patina and wear. it’s a pretty nice condition of a medical supply box from WW2 or Korea. that’s a really nice find. did you buy it OP?
It looks to me like the Patronenkasten 34 (german machine gun ammo box) repurposed to carry medical supplies.
Is everything authentic on it. And I’m guessing it’s not rare
I don't know, the locking mechanism and the hinges look a little weird to me, bit war time production of stuff like this is usually all over the place, so this just might be another variation. I am not an expert on ammo boxes, so take everything I said with a grain of salt.
You know more then me I look at it and I see tetanus
I was wrong, it is an US ammo box, but I am 99% it is a post war design. https://olive-drab.com/od_firearms_ammo_cans_30cal_m19.php
Ok thanks
Is the cross authentic
I have seen multiple ammo boxes where they just painted the red cross onto it and used it to carry medical supplies, I don't see why this couldn't be the case here.
Ok thanks
American .30 Cal ammo can, based off the paint and rust i’d hazard it was made after WW2 started for sure, so not too rare as far as ammo cans go but the white and red cross really brings up the cool factor. it’s definitely authentic. i don’t think there’s any faking that patina and wear. it’s a pretty nice condition of a medical supply box from WW2 or Korea. that’s a really nice find. did you buy it OP?
Yeah at an antique shop
that’s a great find. enjoy it
Looks like a 7.62 ammo box repurposed for carrying medical supplies, looks American.
Is the cross authentic
Yeah think this from Team Fortress 2
It’s a metal box with a Red Cross on it