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WWII Hellcat Tank 76mm Explosive TNT Projectile Cannon Ammo Wooden Crate RARE!
$ 145.19
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Description
WWII Hellcat Tank 76mm Explosive TNT Projectile Cannon Ammo Wooden Box CrateMeasure 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.