INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a German WW2, Patronenkasten 34, 250 round ammunition box issued with the MG34 & MG42 machine guns with a waffenampt Waa418 stamped into the lid. The box was developed from the German First World War Steel Patronenkast 15 ammunition box issued with the Maxim MG08. The ammunition box was later modified slightly for use with the MG34 and became the Patronenkasten 34. This box was later modified in 1941 to become the Patronenkasten 41 to reinforce weaknesses of the design of earlier box. This is an example of a Patronenkasten 34 which carries the waffenampt stamp Waa418 on the lid and retains much of its worn original green painted finish. The box contains a 50 round cartridge link complete with the starter tab and 15 inert rounds of 7.92mm ammunition. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert ammunition in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. MISC 1027