A label marked with the number of cartridges, caliber and type of ammo, manufacturer, and Lot Code was glued over the top flap, front, and back to seal the carton.
.50 caliber machine gun ammo (grades "AC" and "MG") came bulk-packed in 10-round boxes for loading into belts or links in-theater.
The lid was secured by tightening brass wingnuts over threaded metal posts in the walls of the chest.
The small M1917 packing box (Dimensions: 16-7/16" Length × 12-11/16" Width × 7-5/8" Height; Volume: 0.92 cubic feet) was secured with 4 threaded posts (one on each side).
The large M1917 packing box (Dimensions: 18-7/16" Length × 9-7/16" Width × 14-13/16" Height; Tare Weight: 9 lbs.
Pre-war and early-war ammo packing boxes were made of stained wood with black-painted lettering.
Mid- to late-war packing boxes were painted Olive Drab brown with white or yellow lettering that used the item's AIC code and a system of symbols to indicate the contents at a glance.
The number of units (i.e., how many bullets or shells there were per box) and packing information (i.e., whether it was in cartons, bandoleers or belts) were on the two lines below it.
), a system was introduced that painted color-coded stripes painted across the long sides and lid to indicate the contents.A straight stripe indicated Pistol, Carbine, Rifle and Medium Machine gun ammunition; it was vertical on the long sides and top and horizontal on the ends.
A wooden or fiberboard box with a waterproof tarpaper lining designed to transport and carry shotgun shells.
They were made of plain, unpainted wood and had its lettering, AIC code, and symbols stamped on in black ink.
Some crate contractors looped a semi-circular piece of thick rope through a hole in each reinforcing strut for use as a flexible handle.
Other contractors used a folding two-strut metal handle fastened between the reinforcing struts for heavier loads.
The entire contents of the can were replaced by fifteen .30-'06 M3 Grenade Blanks in a heat-sealed plastic bag.
Mixed lots are when two or three types of new ammunition were used (e.g., Ball and Tracer or Armor-Piercing and Incendiary), like in a machinegun or autocannon belt.
Repacked ammunition was usually resealed in an unpainted ammo can with the information stamped on the container in black ink.
The early individual M1 and M2 series metal boxes were also painted with the same colored ammunition identification stripes as the pre-war and early-war M1917 wooden packing crates.
They were first shipped individually, but were later bulk-packed in unpainted wire-bound plywood crates with stencil-painted or ink-stamped lettering.
Although the weapon was developed during World War II, the M20 Recoilless Rifle ("Trial" designation: T21E12) wasn't ready until the spring of 1945.
Test batches would be randomly drawn from a lot and they would be chambered and fired individually from a fixed bench-rested barrel and mechanism at a stationary round "bullseye" target 600 feet away.
"MG" (Machine Gun), the least accurate, had to be grouped within a 7.5-inch circle; it came in woven belts and was suitable for use in ground machine-guns.
Most early 0.30-'06 machine gun ammunition manufactured during World War II was belted rather than linked due to a steel shortage.
"MG" (Machine Gun) came in woven cloth or metal-link belts and was suitable for use in ground machine-guns.
Due to a steel shortage, linked belts were originally reserved for the Army Air Force and Naval Aviation.
After the Allies achieved air superiority over Europe around the fall of 1944, linked rounds began being issued to ground units.
Ammunition with an "-XC" code letter suffix to its Lot Number was made with steel cases rather than brass and a gilding-metal jacketed bullet.
Ammunition was civilian market production, used commercial markings (headstamp over caliber), and came in commercial packaging with colored ink printing (marked "U.S. Property")..38 Super Auto was procured by the Office of Strategic Services in 1945 for use in Colt "Super .38" M1911A1 pistols.
Due to the end of World War Two occurring shortly after procurement, none of the pistols were ever issued or saw combat use.
Used in Winchester Model 70 Bull Gun rifles for long-distance target shooting at Camp Perry matches from 1936 to 1971(?).
American-made Match-grade ammunition was loaded with IMR powder that allowed heavier bullets and higher velocities.