Guns, Ammo, and Militaria Auction
Lot 2107:
A mixed grouping of WWI associated objects. 1) M1917 wooden ammunition box for the Browning Water Cooled Machine Gun. Stripped of its olive drab paint down to the bare oak, this ammo box is in fairly complete condition. A few screws missing on the latch mechanism. Leather carrying handle missing which can be easily replaced. Dimensions 4.5″ x 8″ x 12.5″. 2) Four sets of wooden cleaning rods. Each set has 4 rods that screw into each other with brass fixtures. Each segment approximately measures between 12.5″ and 14″. Various heads. See pictures. 3) Newspaper. The New York Herald. European Edition. March 15, 1919. Distributed by the American Y.M.C.A. Four pages of news, that doughboys “Over There” would have read every word of. Fair condition, stable enough to read and display. 12″ x18″ folded.
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