.50 cal pre war ammo can

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.50 cal pre war ammo can

Post by pkitson » Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:59 am

M17 pre war .50 cal ammo can. Quite straight, light surface rust. $25 plus shipping.
thanks, Perry
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Re: .50 cal pre war ammo can

Post by pkitson » Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:38 am

Any offers? I'd like to see it go to a good home before it gets tossed.

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Re: .50 cal pre war ammo can

Post by Bentwood » Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:41 pm

It is actually a wartime can adopted in '42.

Great pic on this website in a M5 handcart. Try reposting it in the handcart section
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Re: .50 cal pre war ammo can

Post by Steve Webb » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:10 pm

I just saw some colorized pictures of marines in the pacific setting up a browning and there were those cans set up with them. I will try to find it
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Post by Steve Webb » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:13 pm

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Post by thompsonbarrels » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:56 pm

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Re: .50 cal pre war ammo can

Post by pkitson » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:05 pm

Sold. Thank you.


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