This is a rare American WW1 era wooden ammunition box for the American .30 Cal. M1917 Browning machine gun introduced in World War 1. This finger jointed wooden box has a heavy duty steel hinge which is retained by seven steel screws and a steel pin. The wooden ammunition box for the American .30 Cal. M1917 Browning machine gun introduced in World War 1. This finger jointed wooden box has a heavy duty steel hinge which is retained by seven steel screws and a steel pin. The steel flush mounted spring loade Other Accessory

This is a rare American WW1 era wooden ammunition box for the American .30 Cal. M1917 Browning machine gun introduced in World War 1. This finger jointed wooden box has a heavy duty steel hinge which is retained by seven steel screws and a steel pin. The steel flush mounted spring loaded latch is riveted to the lid. The catch is retained by three screws to the box end. The box is complete with its original brown leather carrying strap attached to lid with two wooden dowels. At the bottom of the inside of the box is a stencil of three 30.06 rounds to show which way the belt has to be loaded into the ammunition box to ensure the belt is not upside down. The gun end of the box has a half found slot above the chamfered end to assist positioning the box in the cradle. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 919