Slick
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Am I normal?
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DEADLINE222
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Very nice boxes, gentlemen.
Would anyone happen to have any boxes from the Frankfort Arsenal, specifically .50 caliber?
I have seen one, and that one was for the steel dummy cartridges made in the 1940s.
Here are some of my favorite boxes. Enjoy!
The first is what I believe is a World War One box that would have contained unfinished three inch shells on their way to the loading plant. According to my research, the only reference I can find of S.A. Woods manufacturing three inch shells is mentioned in "America's Munitions", during the first world war.
Would anyone happen to have any boxes from the Frankfort Arsenal, specifically .50 caliber?
I have seen one, and that one was for the steel dummy cartridges made in the 1940s.
Here are some of my favorite boxes. Enjoy!
The first is what I believe is a World War One box that would have contained unfinished three inch shells on their way to the loading plant. According to my research, the only reference I can find of S.A. Woods manufacturing three inch shells is mentioned in "America's Munitions", during the first world war.
DEADLINE222
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Although I collect anything ordnance related, my primary interest would be in the field of aircraft munitions. This one is especially nice because it was shipped to Ohio, the state of my birth and childhood home.
The stenciling is self explanatory, where on the back you can see that the box originated in Umatilla Army Depot in Oregon, USA and was shipped to the Ohio Air National Guard, located at the Mansfield Municipal Airport in Mansfield, Ohio, USA.
I actually found a document that spoke of this particular NG unit training with 2.75inch FFARs in air to ground training, while flying the F-86G aircraft in 1965.
The stenciling is self explanatory, where on the back you can see that the box originated in Umatilla Army Depot in Oregon, USA and was shipped to the Ohio Air National Guard, located at the Mansfield Municipal Airport in Mansfield, Ohio, USA.
I actually found a document that spoke of this particular NG unit training with 2.75inch FFARs in air to ground training, while flying the F-86G aircraft in 1965.
DEADLINE222
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Although it was look like a normal caliber .30 "M1 Garand" ammunition box, it is so much more.
Speaking of aircraft ordnance, my favorite aircraft is the Consolidated Vultee (Convair) B-36 "Peacemaker".
This aircraft was manufactured at the Air Force Plant #4 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Right across the runway was the B-36's home base, which was Carswell Air Force Base. Based on the time periods and history of the Air Force, I would say that this box was on Carswell, along side the mighty B-36 fleet. Not to mention, the dead give away would be that "SAC" is part of address, which is "Strategic Air Command".
The box was shipped from the Red River Army Depot is Texarkana, Texas, USA.
Speaking of aircraft ordnance, my favorite aircraft is the Consolidated Vultee (Convair) B-36 "Peacemaker".
This aircraft was manufactured at the Air Force Plant #4 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Right across the runway was the B-36's home base, which was Carswell Air Force Base. Based on the time periods and history of the Air Force, I would say that this box was on Carswell, along side the mighty B-36 fleet. Not to mention, the dead give away would be that "SAC" is part of address, which is "Strategic Air Command".
The box was shipped from the Red River Army Depot is Texarkana, Texas, USA.
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