CANADIAN
AMMUNITION CANS
I managed to finally find a
couple of photos of a Canadian ammunition can used for
bandoliered ammunition on one of the auction sites. I did ask
if I could use the pics on this website but got no response.
I'm taking that as permission to use these photos, if the
photos belong to you please contact me.
Also I got an email from
Terry in Ottawa stating:-
"While I
don't have any pictures, I can confirm that the Canadian
arsenal production used packaging just like the Australians.
The box was light plywood, unpainted, with a 1" or so strip
stapled to each side around the four sides to form a lip for
a plywood end panel. There was a light webbing strap
threaded (or stapled?) to the end for transport. The four
sides were held together with heavy wire that turned back on
itself and threaded through a loop for closure. The markings
were on three sides for concealment. I don't especially
recall the markings except the obvious nature, qty, plant
and lot with the date. As far as I remember, 7.62 in boxes
on clips, linked or in bandoliers was packaged the same way.
The Norma 168gr sniper ammo came in Swedish factory boxes
(with that woodgrain look) and packed in ordinary
cardboard."
Does anyone have any photos
of the the above mentioned packaging?
BANDOLEER
AND STRIPPER CLIPPED
.50 Cal can used to hold 420
Rounds (7 Bandoliers) of 7.62 x 51 M80 Ammunition manufactured
by Industries Valcartier Inc IVI-1-1961.
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M80
Ball Ammunition
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in
5 rnd Chargers (clips)
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NATO Design
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Bandoliered
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Can opened
CLIPPED
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C24
Blank Ammunition
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NATO Design
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in
5 rnd Clips
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Thank
you to Ed Storey for the photo of this can.
LINKED
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C21A1
Ball Ammunition
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Linked
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C19
Tracer Ammunition
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Thank
you to Ed Storey for the photo of this can.
CARTONS
.50 Cal can containing 480 C24 Blanks, probably in
cartons 20
round carton containing C21A1 Ball rounds dated 1977
20 Round carton containing C24 Blank rounds dated
1965 20
Round
carton containing C24 Blank rounds on clips dated 1976
Thank
you to Ed Storey for the photo of these cartons.
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