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

A good item to refill and reuse

It is a very rare piece that virtually never comes up for sale in decent condition

Some FJ boots for example had rubber soles

The close-up pictures make it look browner or lighter than it is

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.