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WWII Hellcat Tank 76mm Explosive TNT Projectile Cannon Ammo Wooden Crate RARE!

$ 145.19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    WWII Hellcat Tank 76mm Explosive TNT Projectile Cannon Ammo Wooden Box Crate
    Measure approximate:
    38 1/2" x 9 3/4" x 9 3/4"
    76mm Gun M1 & M1A WWII Era Tank Gun used on the M18 Hellcat Destroyer Tank
    Barn Cleanout Find
    Projectile Crate M
    arkings: (all not clearly legible)
    FRONT FACE:
    4 ROUNDS COMPLETE WITH FUZE
    76MM, GUNS M1, M1A1 TNT++
    SHELL HE., M42A1 RIPKA
    P.D. M40
    137.84 LBS.
    2.12 CU.FT.
    LOADED 3-44
    LOT SOP 81-9
    SIDE FACE
    :
    AMMUNITION FOR CANNON WITH EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILE
    GEO. SILBERNAGEL & SONS
    WAUSAU, WIS. MARCH 1944
    BACK SIDE
    :
    SMKLS
    SIDE FACE
    :
    (BLANK) NO TEXT ON THIS SIDE
    AS PICTURED:
    TOP:
    (where the rope handle is located would actually be the bottom where the rounds sat)
    There is some text where the rope handle is located that is not too legible:
    SHELL COMPLETE
    H.E. M42A1
    WITH FUZE P.D. M40
    LOT SOP 81
    TNT
    76MM
    (Painted) Yellow Grenade next to the letters R1PBB
    BOTTOM
    :
    (t
    here is no "bottom" as pictured;
    this would actually be the top as the rounds sat inside the crate;
    Please
    see the last (3) pictures)
    There were (4) rounds per box...you can see where the rounds sat inside the box...see the last picture to see the inside of the box.
    Metal Bands complete
    PICK-UP ONLY. Contact me if you are interested in shipping/handling estimates; serious inquiries only please.
    The wooden crates were manufactured in 1944. Below is information concerning the manufacturer.
    George Silbernagel & Sons Co.
    Manufactures of  Door, Windows, Mouldings
    Interior
    Finish and Lumber Products
    Founded in 1926 Wausau, Wisconsin
    Thank you for looking.