unidentified 50 cal crate please help

[usaaf93]

Hello

 

I know the pictures are not pretty (they are not mine).

 

What kind of 50 cal was supposed to be inside ?

 

Thanks

 

 

[silverplate]

That box contained .50 caliber Tracer rounds designated "Cartridge, Headlight, Cal. .50, T1E1". The bullet was loaded with a trace mixture that was 3 times as bright as a standard M1 Tracer round. It gave a red trace to a distance of 550 yards, and had a red tip. During 1943-1944, over seven million rounds were manufactured by Lake City Ordnance Plant and Frankford Arsenal. Combat reports were favorable for this round so production continued into 1945.

[usaaf93]

Thanks a lot for your answer.

Do you know how look the cartons inside ?

[usaaf93]

Is it one like this ? Thanks

[silverplate]

That is the correct carton. However, the label was most likely just buff-colored, with nomenclature similar to the label shown here.

[usaaf93]

thanks again