This box measures 12x12x14 and originally held 36 rounds of antiaircraft ammunition. It’s made of properly galvanized steel and has only minor rusting in some small areas. It looks like someone tried to paint it at some point, but paint doesn’t stick to galvanized steel very well so some of the original markings are beginning to show through. The latches are slightly bent but all close properly and stay closed. The gasket is as stiff as one would expect from 80+ year old rubber. There are a few small dents around the bottom corners. It weighs around 25 pounds.
These are somewhat rare because the AA guns that used this ammunition were not the most effective so were mostly phased out pretty early in the war. It’s an interesting artifact, but with a new gasket would probably work well for dry storage for another 80 years. These were made to be stored on deck at sea, so the USN did not cheap out on the zinc.
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