Field safe

[Todd jahoda]

Hello Gentlem,I recently acquired a field safe and I would like to learn more about it. Any information about it would be greatly appreciated. 

[ludwigh1980]

Paymaster's Strongbox. Back in the day before electronic transfer, soldiers had to line up in formation and received their pay directly from the paymaster in cash. There usually was a card game not too far away.....

[The Rooster]

We still got paid that way in the early 1980's

Cash. At Fort Gordon, It was in the gymnasium.

Armed guards with M16's at the door and you had to hold your ID card under your chin.

as you stopped they checked. Then you went in and 

they paid alphabetically.

[aznation]

See this previous post regarding your safe.

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/261882-help-with-this-wwii-field-safe/

[aznation]

I think Larrance is still in business but just goes by Larrance Steel Corporation now.

 

 

[aznation]

Larrance Tank Corporation originally formed on 14 Apr 1920 and the Larrance Steel Corporation formed on 26 Apr 1989.

 

 

[GWS]

The field safe I had was marked US Quartermaster Dept., but was Identical to your's in size and construction. Mine was made by the Mosler safe Co.. in Hamilton Ohio. Sadly, I didn't take any photos of it before I sold it.  There must have been a standard blueprint for these safes as I have seen several others made exactly the same. One thing I remember about the one I had......They are HEAVY !!!!

 

 

 

 

Steve

[Todd jahoda]

Thank you for the info.It's heavy duty. It's a two man job to move it and with out mechanical help two people will not move it very far. 

[Rhscott]

There was a field full of those things at Camp Arifjan Kuwait waiting to be scrapped. All returned from Iraq locked so workers had to bust into each one to see what was inside.  Small, medium  and large ones; well over a hundred.

[Todd jahoda]

Thank you for the information Sir.