Original U.S. WWI Browning M1917 .30 Caliber Wooden Ammunition Box Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns serial number 100565A indicates that

serial number 100565A indicates that it was manufactured in 1885

with no cracks we can see

Scabbard Length: 13 1/4”

Radio Operator: Art Fleischer

which exemplifies how every day American citizens can help in the war efforts by buying War Bonds and help “the fight” through financial support

Original U.S. WWI Browning M1917 .30 Caliber Wooden Ammunition Box Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns serial number 100565A indicates thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. When the . 30 Cal. M1917 Browning machine gun was developed for the U. S. military during World War I, the ammunition was packed in wooden boxes suitable for direct feeding of the gun. Wooden packing crates were used for bulk shipping of ammunition. Key construction for the wood . 30 caliber ammo boxes consisted of oak or ash wood material, dovetail or lap joints, a leather or webbing strap on top fitted into a