1940 8mm MG Tracer Ammo Box wehrmacht A good item to refill

A good item to refill and reuse

New old stock vintage WWII "Sweetheart in Service" pin - still on the original card

I think either the lid or the bottom are a tiny bit deformed

Krupp is better known for cannons

1940 8mm MG Tracer Ammo Box wehrmacht A good item to refillOriginal 1940 wood box for 8mm tracer ammo. It would have contained a single cardboard sleeve of tracers. Since you only typically loaded every 5 round or so in an MG belt with tracer ammo they opted for packaging the tracers in an individual box where as more normal ammo would have been packed in a crate usually containing 5 boxes. The condition is not fantastic, but it is pretty typical for these boxes. The side wood typically shrinks and separates.