Artillery charge bucket

Accession Number REL48851
Collection type Technology
Object type Artillery Accessory
Physical description Hessian, Leather
Maker B H & G Ltd
Place made United Kingdom: England
Date made 1937
Conflict Period 1930-1939
Description

Tubular leather case. Lid is marked "No 73 / 1 / B H & G Ltd / 9-1937". A webbing carrying strap is rivetted to the body. The interior is lined in hessian.

History / Summary

This case is thought to have been used for transporting bagged cordite charges from a magazine to the gun. It was designed to be spark and weather proof.

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