Korean War Ammo Box with questions

[Tyska]

Hello,

today i find this nice ammo box in a old barn.

 

can someone tell me what kind ammunition was inside?

 

Produced 1952 / filled with ammo 1953 is that correct?

 

What does that LOT WC-44-102 mean.

 

Best Regards

 

 

 

 

[Tyska]

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[Tyska]

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[The_Brick]

This was a crate for 80 M52 fuzes, which were used for 60 and 81mm mortar grenades.

[Tyska]

Thanks mate!

[quack]

But, am I incorrect that the Lot WC-44-xxx should mean produced by WEstern Cartridge in 1944?

[The_Brick]

This is what I was able to find regarding the Lot Number:

Lot Code:

The Lot number is in the format of: LL-NN-NNN In this example, "L" stands for Letter and "N" stands for Number.

The first two or three letters were for the Manufacturer’s Code. Each manufacturer had a code designation.

The next digits were the “Interfix Number”. This indicates the batch the lot was part of, allowing the number to be reused later.

The last digits were the serial number, called the Lot Sequence Number. This could be 3 or more digits long.

(from wikipedia )

 

So the Lot Number for this crate would be WC=Western Cartrige Co. as Quack pointed out, and the 44 would be the batch number/indicator of where and how it was assembled/produced, and 102 is the serial number of that section in the batch

 

The process of dating on ordnance or ordnance components started in 1975.

 

To answer your question on when it was packed the stamping on the front looks like a 2 53 so I would agree with your guess that the crate was filled with ammunition in Feburary 1953

 

 

Hope this helps

[quack]

Thanks for the information, Brick. I live and learn.

[lewis505]

Good intel all 'round lads