mdk0911 Posted February 24, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 24, 2017 Just got this M1A1 30 cal ammo box - question is how/where can I find out when this was packed - WWII or Korea? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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silverplate Posted February 25, 2017 Share #5 Posted February 25, 2017 It was repacked at the end of WWII. The Des Moines Ordnance Plant closed down in 1945. I also checked your lot number in my SB 9 AMM 4 (War Department Supply Bulletin) printed in 1946, and the last repacked belted lot number recorded for Des Moines was 86869. Nice box with great markings, and rarer than the M1 box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted February 25, 2017 Silverplate - thanks so much for the info and comment! I was hoping in was WWII - so I took a chance do you still have that M1A1 with the A1 stamped? mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaDog30 Posted January 1 Share #7 Posted January 1 On 2/24/2017 at 6:26 PM, silverplate said: It was repacked at the end of WWII. The Des Moines Ordnance Plant closed down in 1945. I also checked your lot number in my SB 9 AMM 4 (War Department Supply Bulletin) printed in 1946, and the last repacked belted lot number recorded for Des Moines was 86869. Nice box with great markings, and rarer than the M1 box. I have the exact same box with identical markings except mine has M1 stamped and the A1 added next to it in black stencil. The lot number is DMB 86871. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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