Ammunition carry belt

Object detail

Accession number

2003.752.3

Description

SLR 308 ammunition belt (part) + 2 cartridge cases, one empty and one with a dummy.

Brief History

This is a 76 mm Shell Case from a M-41 tank. It is 76 mm in diameter where the shell ordinance is loaded. 1,082 M-41s were built by the Cadillac Division of General Motors at the Cleveland, Ohio, Tank Plant. The M-41 was named the Walker Bulldog in 1951 to honour General W.W. Walker, who was killed in a jeep accident in Korea that year.

Marks

L C 42 Impressed
L75S Impressed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Aluminium

Credit Line

[1961]. Ammunition carry belt, 2003.752.3. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Container, Armament Case, Armament Case, Artillery Shell Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Armaments Armament Accessories

Collection type

Military Road Transport Transport

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