Original U.S. WWI Browning M1917 .30 Caliber Wooden Ammunition Box Antique Flintlock Firearms or as it is known

or as it is known in Russia

as we have never seen anything quite like this before

dressed up post war by a collector

near the pommel

It is also possible it was from a blow sustained from a weapon or other falling object

Original U.S. WWI Browning M1917 .30 Caliber Wooden Ammunition Box Antique Flintlock Firearms or as it is knownOriginal Item: Only One Available. When the . 30 Cal. M1917 Browning machine gun was developed for the U. S. military during World War I, the ammunition was packed in wooden boxes suitable for direct feeding of the gun. Wooden packing crates were used for bulk shipping of ammunition. Key construction for the wood . 30 caliber ammo boxes consisted of oak or ash wood material, dovetail or lap joints, a leather or webbing strap on top fitted into a