8 CM , STEEL- 3 RND BOX(#2), 1943 DATED, READY FOR NEW PAINT!(NOT A GROUND DUG)

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UP FOR AUCTION- 8CM STEEL BOX- LATER TYPE.
BOX IN PICS IN THE EXACT ONE BEING AUCTIONED.
NOTE-THIS BOX IS NOT A GROUND DUG RUST BUCKET WITH LIPSTICK- THIS WAS FROM A POST WAR CAPTURE COUNTRIES INVENTORY- HAD MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PAINT ON IT, OVER THE ORIGINAL GERMAN PAINT- SOLID BOX.
ALL THE HARD WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE- THIS HAS BEEN STRIPPED TO BARE METAL, AND A LIGHT COAT OF RED OXIDE PRIMER APPLIED TO PROTECT IT- THIS IS A NORMAL COLOR THAT WAS USED FOR ITEMS IN THE TIME PERIOD.
WILL LEAVE IT UP TO THE USER TO WHAT COLOR TO FINISH PAINT IT, USUALLY WOULD BE ORD TAN, OR FELDGRAU, OTHER COLORS WERE ALSO USED, DO SOME RESEARCH AND PICK OUT THE COLOR YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.
BOX IN OVERALL GOOD SHAPE, WITH SMALL DENTS, SCUFFS, AND POSSIBLY SOME AREAS OF MILD PITTING.
THIS ONE IS MARKED ON THE TOP FACE - ATO 43, WaA.
THIS IS THE LATER TYPE BOX WITH THE SIMPLE RETAINING ROD. STILL HAS ORIGNAL RUBBER SEAL, BUT YOU WILL NEED TO CLEAN OFF THE PRIMER, AND PAINT ONCE IT IS REPAINTED.
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