Bit larger than an overgrown Anderson shelter:

http://gardenbunker.blogspot.com/

Adam

"Adam Aglionby" wrote in message
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Bit larger than an overgrown Anderson shelter:

http://gardenbunker.blogspot.com/

Adam

Fascinating.

Much more elaborate than the substantial re-enforced concrete air raid
shelter we excavated in our garden!

Mary

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Adam Aglionby
wrote:

Bit larger than an overgrown Anderson shelter:

Your box in the 24 Jun pictures is from 1965 or later and contained US
M1 design 105mm Howitzer High Explosive shells. These were fired from
the 105 mm Pack Howitzer L5 (In service 1961 until the mid-1970's).

The gun was a modified Italian OTO-Melara Mod 56 and was also used by
the Australians. The box you have appears to be of Australian origin,
possibly from the Maribyrnong munitions facility.

Did the Jersey TA used this gun? If so probably the box was
"recycled" for some other use. Failing that it came from a junk shop!