mrcharlie3531
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I wanted to share. My new ammo box. I found in a local fle market. 12.00 bought it!!
Cool find today empty ammo box
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Neat boxes
At one time, I had a bunch of these and now, down to just two. I don't know where you got yours, but mine were made for the old Savanna Ordnance depot is no longer open and replaced by the Thompson Federal prison. That is the one that the feds want to use to house the Gitmo-Resort, inmates. These are great storage boxes and came in all sizes. .....
Enjoy and;
Be Safe !!!
At one time, I had a bunch of these and now, down to just two. I don't know where you got yours, but mine were made for the old Savanna Ordnance depot is no longer open and replaced by the Thompson Federal prison. That is the one that the feds want to use to house the Gitmo-Resort, inmates. These are great storage boxes and came in all sizes. .....
Enjoy and;
Be Safe !!!
Next time to the range, take that along.
Take that to the shooting line first and say in a loud voice “Are there restrictions on Firearms here?”
I have an old turn (not the last one) of the century dynamite box I use for leather bag rests and other stuff. Had more than one person walk up and look into the box. I think some were disappointed.
I have no idea what 5X17 and 40% mean or I.I.C.14
Take that to the shooting line first and say in a loud voice “Are there restrictions on Firearms here?”
I have an old turn (not the last one) of the century dynamite box I use for leather bag rests and other stuff. Had more than one person walk up and look into the box. I think some were disappointed.
I have no idea what 5X17 and 40% mean or I.I.C.14
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Mine looks a bit smaller than yours, . . . it had 81mm mortar "stuff" in it.
I'm not a mortar guy, so I have no idea what was in it, . . . saw it on Ebay a couple years ago, . . . think I have about $30 in it.
They are cool though, . . . mine is going into my man cave that hopefully will be finished before the first day of fall.
May God bless,
Dwight
I'm not a mortar guy, so I have no idea what was in it, . . . saw it on Ebay a couple years ago, . . . think I have about $30 in it.
They are cool though, . . . mine is going into my man cave that hopefully will be finished before the first day of fall.
May God bless,
Dwight
Funny story about "empty" ammo boxes: I happened onto a large quanity of rocket boxes for sale at 25 cents each. These are the long ones..about the size of of a skinney foot locker. I picked up a couple of dozen for a friend. (& dozens for myself!) The plan was to swap them from my truck to his truck in the parking lot at work before our shift started. We both work in law enforcement...he's a Sergeant. Everything went fine.
At about 2AM, I hear on the radio: "Sgt. B. meet Lt. Ding-A-Ling in the parking lot at your vehicle". At about dawn, I meet up with Sgt. B. for breakfast and he can hardly tell me the story because he's laughing so much.
It seems Lt. Ding-A-Ling was driving thru the parking lot and noticed the huge stack of 4 foot long boxes in the back of the Sgt's truck so he stopped to look at them. He was shocked to see "Caution. Explosives" stenciled all over the boxes. He called the Sgt. to the scene to give him 5 minutes to compose himself because he was going to call in the Explosives Unit and Internal Affairs!
The Sgt. explained that they were all empty and pulled one down to show Lt. Ding-A-Ling. Imagine his suprise when he opened it and saw 6 tubes inside..all stenciled with "Caution. Rocket Motors". Lt. Ding-A-Ling almost fell over with fear. The Sgt. figured (Hoped & Prayed!) the tubes were empty so he says. "It's just empty tubes. See?" He shakes one...and something inside thuds! By now, he's decided that he's in to deep anyway and might as well just blow himself up. So he slides one of the tubes apart and dumps it out on the parking lot. Out pops another tube with "Caution. Explosive Warhead" stenciled all over it. Lt. Ding-A-Lings eyes are ready to fall out of his head and he's making fish noises while looking for some place to hide. Sgt. B. tells me that he wished I was there so he could stuff one of the tubes into one of my body orifices. He picks up the Warhead tube and opens it. It's empty and he shows it to the Lt. The Lt. can't even speak and just turns around and leaves.
Of course, the incident spread like wildfire within the Department. People would walk by Lt. Ding-A-Ling talking about assorted stuff and just throw the words "Explosive Warheard" into the conversation. Lt. Ding-A-Ling would get all pale and upset. Heh heh. Keep yer powder dry, Mac.
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At about 2AM, I hear on the radio: "Sgt. B. meet Lt. Ding-A-Ling in the parking lot at your vehicle". At about dawn, I meet up with Sgt. B. for breakfast and he can hardly tell me the story because he's laughing so much.
It seems Lt. Ding-A-Ling was driving thru the parking lot and noticed the huge stack of 4 foot long boxes in the back of the Sgt's truck so he stopped to look at them. He was shocked to see "Caution. Explosives" stenciled all over the boxes. He called the Sgt. to the scene to give him 5 minutes to compose himself because he was going to call in the Explosives Unit and Internal Affairs!
The Sgt. explained that they were all empty and pulled one down to show Lt. Ding-A-Ling. Imagine his suprise when he opened it and saw 6 tubes inside..all stenciled with "Caution. Rocket Motors". Lt. Ding-A-Ling almost fell over with fear. The Sgt. figured (Hoped & Prayed!) the tubes were empty so he says. "It's just empty tubes. See?" He shakes one...and something inside thuds! By now, he's decided that he's in to deep anyway and might as well just blow himself up. So he slides one of the tubes apart and dumps it out on the parking lot. Out pops another tube with "Caution. Explosive Warhead" stenciled all over it. Lt. Ding-A-Lings eyes are ready to fall out of his head and he's making fish noises while looking for some place to hide. Sgt. B. tells me that he wished I was there so he could stuff one of the tubes into one of my body orifices. He picks up the Warhead tube and opens it. It's empty and he shows it to the Lt. The Lt. can't even speak and just turns around and leaves.
Of course, the incident spread like wildfire within the Department. People would walk by Lt. Ding-A-Ling talking about assorted stuff and just throw the words "Explosive Warheard" into the conversation. Lt. Ding-A-Ling would get all pale and upset. Heh heh. Keep yer powder dry, Mac.
Tuff-Gun Finishes. The Name Says It All.
Mac's Shootin' Irons
http://www.shootiniron.com
Evan Thomas
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Rule 5. All rocket boxes are always loaded.
Great story.
Great story.
Ozzieman - I'm not sure what the 5X17 means (probably stick size which would make it excavation dynamite), but the 40% is the nitroglycerin concentration in the stick. The remainder was usually fine sawdust. 40% was one of the more common concentrations.
The other one is I.C.C. 14 (not I.I.C.) and indicates it meets the Interstate Commerce Commission regulation for hauling dynamite.
The other one is I.C.C. 14 (not I.I.C.) and indicates it meets the Interstate Commerce Commission regulation for hauling dynamite.
Mike Irwin
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"The remainder was usually fine sawdust."
You sure about that? It was my understanding that sawdust was first used when Alfred Nobel developed it, but it was found that nitro combined with organic materials began to lose stability rather quickly, so the switch was made to things like diatamacious earth, various clays, etc.
You sure about that? It was my understanding that sawdust was first used when Alfred Nobel developed it, but it was found that nitro combined with organic materials began to lose stability rather quickly, so the switch was made to things like diatamacious earth, various clays, etc.
Yep, I'm very sure. Don't forget the era that the pictured box is from. Even so, I know dynamite contained sawdust as late as the 1960's. The most common binder is indeed clay or diatomaceous earth, but sawdust was very common in the earlier days. What is really dangerous is letting dynamite sit idle for years. The nitro begins to seep out and puddle which is very unstable.