Today's what is it show and tell.. Ammo case? Telescope case?

vinver

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My brother picked this up at a flea market- any idea what it is? Was it worth $5 ? Made of leather, has- 4-1942 on it also.
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I have seen similar containers and was told at the time they were for storing large tank rounds in. I haven't seen or heard anything since to either confirm or deny this. It would be a way to make sure they didn't get banged up, but I don't know. I will, however, give you twice what you paid for it just due to the cool factor. PM me for my shipping address. :)
 
I'm leaning toward a case for optics or something of that Ilk. That case took some doing to make, if every round that was to be stored in a tank had one, not only would they be plentiful, they also wouldn't have been made with this level of care.

Having said that, with the amount of interest "kitty" seems to have in the case, I'm not ruling out either something to poach your "poached" Salmon in, or something that mice have once inhabited;)...British Common Wealth used to use carrier pigeons...any documentation for the use of carrier mice:rolleyes:!? {to keep a pigeon in there is just cruel and unusual:)}
 
My brother picked it up at a yard sale , sorry it's not mine (yet). I don't know what ol Smudge smells on it, probably some mouse stank or rat fartys. It came from a yard sale where the guy was selling rusty sledgehammers, tree loppers and other barn/shed junk, so I suspect it has been there a long time. Some antiques dealer offered him $100 when he e-mailed for info from an old ad he found. Must be special if it's worth more than $100.
 
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