chcole1 Posted February 18, 2021 Share #1 Posted February 18, 2021 I found this cleaning out my late dad's art studio. This isn't what I collect but this seems like a WW2 box. If I remember right, light blue signifies "inert". Any info someone can share about it would be greatly appreciated. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptainssurplus Posted February 18, 2021 Share #2 Posted February 18, 2021 That is a crate for 4- M43A1 TP (target practice) rounds, circa WW2. There will be a date on it somewhere by the lot number. Also blue doesnt mean inert, blue color never means inert. Blue means training/target practice. Which can be live and still contain explosives, powder, etc. Also there is the color blue with brown, which means low explosive. Bronze/gold is the color for inert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chcole1 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted February 18, 2021 I plan to sell it. Any idea of value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Detective Posted February 19, 2021 Share #4 Posted February 19, 2021 Looks like you have a post WWII crate, looks to be 1952. Crates with Hinges held in place with 3 screws like this are post WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking4zero Posted February 19, 2021 Share #5 Posted February 19, 2021 A good example of a blue round that still has a dangerous level of explosive is the M918 TP round for the Mark 19 grenade launcher. The one pictured has been deactivated and is inert now. I remember seeing one of these directly hit a tree and create a quite visible explosion. In the 80s and 90s I was an Artilleryman, we often fired a blue round called a "litre" round that had 4 holes that would emit smoke, so the impact would be visible. I don't think the army uses them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917601 Posted February 20, 2021 Share #6 Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/17/2021 at 7:42 PM, chcole1 said: I plan to sell it. Any idea of value? I have one similar, difference being a crate for the live HE round. Mine dated 1953, well marked, yours appears to be for training rounds, dated 1952? I paid about $25 a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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