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I came across this one a couple of weeks ago at Bisley, it was a fair price (£12) so I brought it and will put it to good use.




Havnt seen any before that have the 'sniper' designation on before but a quick trawl around on Arrse etc and it seems to be genuine.
Anyone know if these are collectable? It will still be used to cart stuff to the firing point regardless.

Meaty,

I've seen quite a few stenciled like yours. Although genuine post war, the tin is probably worth what you paid for it but not collectable. It looks like a .50 cal tin which are often put to use carrying 7.62.

The ones that are collectable and now quite expensive are the WW2 .30 cal and side hinged .50 cal tins.

If you just want a tin, NRA sell near-new ones over the counter for £10.

I have an old narrow pattern wooden .303 Ball box and a Falklands era 7,62x51 wooden crate, both were being thrown away and liberated by me at the last moment, we also have a few of the standard 50 cal metal boxes and even a 35mm Bushmaster can which I store some seldom used power tools in, I am certainly not a collector I just seem to pick them up along the way...

Oooh - gizzit!

I have six of these very nice replica boxes in my shed, they are great war period 303 SAA boxes. The labels on mine are scans of originals. I generally have only one filled with blank ammunition (in chargers and bandoleers) at living history events.

Looks like a bog-standard M2A1 to me. Worth what you paid for it.

I've got a few of the wooden crates that 54r and x39 spam-cans come in, each box holds two cans of either 440 rounds of 54r or 700 x39 and are a handy size for tools etc.They would probably be handy for you guys that reload, I think they would be good for storing tubs of powder.

I've got a couple wood crates that originally held U.S. M2 .30 ball from the 40s and 50s that apparently went to Denmark. The thrifty Danes repainted them and reused them for Danish .30 ball but you can still see the original U.S. marks underneath. Danish .30 ball is the most accurate .30 M2 that I have shot in decades of shooting .30 M2!

I also once had a India wood .303 ammo box from the 30s that except for a dovetailed and sliding lid instead of a nailed down lid, was pretty much the same as the ammo boxes from the 19th century. I guess when a design works, why drop it!

They make excellent pellet traps for airgun shooting. Targets can easily be fixed with a small magnet. Place a couple of bricks inside to reduce the clang.