Description
with a lovely patina showing decades of careful cleaning
It is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots and campaign credit for the War of 1812
a strategic psywar asset of the UN Command (UNC) and the Far East Command (FECOM)
however the stock and barrel markings are definitely worn
and is 1940 dated
Original U.S. WWI Browning M1917 .30 Caliber Wooden Ammunition Box German Ordnance with a lovely patina showingOriginal Item: Only One Available. When the . 30 Cal. M1917 Browning machine gun was developed for the U. S. military during World War I, the ammunition was packed in wooden boxes suitable for direct feeding of the gun. Wooden packing crates were used for bulk shipping of ammunition. Key construction for the wood . 30 caliber ammo boxes consisted of oak or ash wood material, dovetail or lap joints, a leather or webbing strap on top fitted into a