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Really hard to say. From my experience, the boxes that military equipment comes in are often overdone, oversized, and more over-engineered than what is in them. Presumably overpriced as well.
 
It’s called an Amol, they are used for storing everything from pharmaceuticals to rotor blades. They are a general purpose containor.
 
I feel so old now. When I was a weapons systems specialist on USAF aircraft everything we used came in wood crates with rope handles. Rockets, missiles, gun pods, test equipment, tools and parts. Our shop once ordered a radar antenna for a F 4 and we recieved a crate filled with 10 brand new Colt M 16 rifles. Wood crate - rope handles. Oooops.
 
Drail said:
I feel so old now. When I was a weapons systems specialist on USAF aircraft everything we used came in wood crates with rope handles. Rockets, missiles, gun pods, test equipment, tools and parts. Our shop once ordered a radar antenna for a F 4 and we recieved a crate filled with 10 brand new Colt M 16 rifles. Wood crate - rope handles. Oooops.
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Don't forget about the thick coating of cosmoline that was used on just about everything and then wrapped in barrier paper. As much as I hated cleaning that crap off of new aircraft parts I'll admit, it was the only way to guarantee they'd be serviceable. Before I retired from the AF, we started to receive parts from supply that had been stored in the desert, in those hermetically sealed containers. Too many had been compromised and the parts corroded beyond use.
 
ontarget said:
Nuclear warhead? Naval gun shells?
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I've only seen WWII naval shells. That crate ain't big enough for those. They're around 5 or 5.5 feet long and 16" diameter. Inside dimensions would make it too small. Maybe modern shells are smaller though.
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At 165 pounds it would make a great boat anchor:evil:
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If it's still water tight it might be too buoyant even at 165lbs.
 
Interesting! You know that thing must have cost Uncle Sam thousands. My first look at the thing, I thought, that would make a cool match rifle gear container, it is large enough for the rifle, scope and stand, shooting mat, coat, and shooting stool. But the 165 lb weight of the thing is above my carry limit. Still, it would be cool to have one.
 
I've got a couple of boxes similar to those that were used for medical supplies. Mine are from the 1990's and the corners are rounded and the 10 latches are exposed vs protected. The tops and bottoms match up so they can be stacked much like ammo cans. I keep my deer camp bedding in one of them as they are pretty much waterproof. I gave $20 apiece for them back then, and wish I could have bought a few more. At the same time I gave $1 apiece for 2 pallets of 50 caliber size ammo cans.
 
That sure is a blast from the past for me. I have only seen that container, or something very similar, one time. My unit was emerging from the "dark ages" and got all sorts of money to upgrade equipment. Those containers held all the Blue Force Tracker equipment we installed in our vehicles.
 
Agree. Not that I'd need something a forklift could pick up, but 165 pounds isn't that heavy for a durable storage container, plus it can be pressurized. Hmm. As I live in what some would consider a relatively humid climate, I could even store something in this in my garage ...
 
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