Ammo Can or Ammo Box ?
Ammo Can
- Disposable
- Air tight, with a tear open strip
- cannot be resealed
Ammo Box
- hinged or removable lid
- rubber gasket
- can be resealed
British copy of the M2A1 differs from the U.S. model in the size of the hinge slightly heavier than the M2A1 usually
For 100, 20mm cartridges clamp on each end no hinge 18.5 x 14.5 x 8.2” NSN is 8140-00-739-0233 Drawing Number
for 30x 30mm cartridges Two 15rd Belts lid has a clamp on each end has a rubber gasket 9.5 x 18.5
plastic ammo box for 30, linked 25mm Cartridges opens on the bottom and top both lids have a hinge lids
.30-06 ammunition May 6, 1942 thru 1945 (phased out by the 1950s) 250 rounds in a cloth or linked belt for the
for 40MM Ammunition 6 3/8" W x 18 1/2" L x 10 1/4" H Rubber O-ring Gasket Lid is removable
.30-06 ammunition replaced the M1 Ammo Box and M1A1 Ammo Box Adopted in 1946 1946 to 1953 3-13/16 x 7-1/4” x 11” lid
.30-06 ammunition replaced the M19 Ammo Box 1954 to Present Adapted for 7.62mm NATO ammunition 7.62x51mm National Stock Number (NSN)
.30-06 ammunition Replaced the M1 Ammo Box June 1945 - 1950s (phased out in the 1960s) Better Gasket New Machine
Used durring World War Two WWII Adopted September 21, 1942 1942 - 1945 Used for .50 caliber ammunition Held 105
Replaced the M2 Ammo Box 1945 - Present Originally built for 100 rounds of .50 caliber cartridges post World War
.45 Cal pistol in cartons
.30 Cal rifle 8 rd clips/bandoleers
developed during WWII rubber gasket and six clamps for the lid 18-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 14-5/8 gray color indicates Navy
800 rounds of 5.56mm cartridges 4 magazines for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) 12.9 x 7.29 x 8.9”
for 32 cartridges 40mm (grenade) for Mk19 18.7” x 6.3” x 10.3” opener on each end no hinge lid must
For 25mm linked cartridges lid has an opener on both ends no hinge has a carry handle on both ends
holds two 120 mm mortar rounds lid has an opener on both ends no hinge 6.36 X 12.3 X 31.7”
For three rounds of 81mm Mortar lid has a clamp on both ends has a rubber gasket 5.7 x 14.3
for 60mm Mortar ammunition 12-1/32 L x 6-3/32W x 13-25/64 H NSN is 8140-00-198-4697 Drawing number is. 9234843
for 8 cartridges for 60mm Mortar M224 same lid as the M2A1 .50 caliber box 12-1/32 x 6-3/32 x 16-5/16”
T4, was one of the first steel ammo boxes. experimental manufactured by City Auto Stamping Co., Toledo, Ohio Was intended for
Colors
- OD shade 34088
a light green shade of olive drab
- OD shade 24087
darker OD shade found on many WWII and later boxes
- OD shade 34088
a more green color
- OD shade 34087
a light OD color
- White Boxes used in tanks
- Gray Boxes used by Navy
- Blue Boxes loaded with blank ammunition
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- .30-06 ammunition
- replaced the M19 Ammo Box
- 1954 to Present
- Adapted for 7.62mm NATO ammunition 7.62x51mm
- National Stock Number (NSN) 8140-00-828-2939
- Drawing number 7553315
- embossed cartridge on the open end of the cover
.30-06 caliber ammunition
- 250 rounds of .30 Cal linked ball M2 cartridges
- 200 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, M80 in cartons in M13 link
- 192 rounds of .30 caliber AP ammunition in 8 round clips (for Rifle M-1)
- bandoleers
- ammunition in bulk
Manufactured by:
- Mount Vernon Metals, Grand Rapids MI
- UNITED
- EMCO
- AIRLINE
- GP& F
- S.C.F.
- GWK
- YSE
- KANARR
Used durring World War Two WWII
- Adopted September 21, 1942
- 1942 – 1945
- Used for .50 caliber ammunition
- Held 105 rounds of .50 BMG ammo in links
- Full weight of 35 pounds
- Packed as two M2 boxes, in wooden box (approximately 72 pounds)
Construction Details
- 7.5 inches high
- 6 inches wide
- 2.25 inches long
- Steel material
- welded seams
- made in several patterns
- Side-opening hinged lid
- Lid is removable by sliding the lid pins off the hinge tubes
- Top edge hinge is rolled small tubes attached to the body of the box and the lid
- Metal bar handle attached to the lid by rectangular wire loops
- Handle folds flat for stacking or lift up for easy carry
- A wire loop on lid connects with a latch on side of can, to clamp the lid down
- Rubber gasket under lid
- Wire loop on the end panel to mount the box to a M2 machine gun
- Top and sides have embossed recessed areas for added strength
- painted semi-gloss olive drab
- two cartridge shapes embossed, one on each end, to indicate the direction of loading
Manufactured by
- BURROWES
- NMPC
- BURROWES
- MODERN
- and others
Information on the M2 .50 cal. ammunition can
- Replaced the M2 Ammo Box
- 1945 – Present
- Originally built for 100 rounds of .50 caliber cartridges
- post World War II
- 6-3/32” wide
- 7-1/2” tall
- 12-1/32” long
Now used for many calibers
- 50bmg = 100 qty (Linked)
- 9mm = 1,000qty
- .45acp = 1,000qty (cartons)
- 5.56x45mm = 400qty (2x 200rd drums)
- .30 cal (7.62x51mm) = 400 qty (cartons)
Early Lid, that tapers down
Later lid is even all the length
- 800 rounds of 5.56mm cartridges
- 4 magazines for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)
- 12.9 x 7.29 x 8.9”
- about one inch higher, one inch longer and one inch wider than the M2A1
- NSN 8140-01-252-4290
- Drawing number is 9396178
sometimes mistaken for a .50 caliber type
T4, was one of the first steel ammo boxes.
- experimental
- manufactured by City Auto Stamping Co.,
Toledo, Ohio
- Was intended for use in armored vehicles.
Testing and revision ultimately led to the development of the M1 Ammo Can
