HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

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HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Scroungerm5 » Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:05 pm

I am cleaning up around the shop and found this. Looks like a 50 Cal ammo box for a plane. Can anyone tell me what plane and what it might be worth. Thanks LeeImageImageImageImage


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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:48 pm

It's similar to the ammunition box es used in the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star.
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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Joe Gopan » Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:15 am

I am interested.
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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Scroungerm5 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:40 am

Joe, thanks for the info. What is a reasonable price, fair to you and me? I am pretty good at finding things but not smart enough to know what they are or how much they are worth. I can ship it or you can pick it up here in Livermore CA. Lee

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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Joe Gopan » Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:37 am

I thought it would look nice to display with my large scale Turbo Jet Radio Control F-80. Am lukewarm on it. Maine is one giant step away.
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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Scroungerm5 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:55 pm

You are right on about the F-80. Found a picture of a crew loading one of the ammo boxes near the nose of the plane. Thanks

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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by johnseidts » Sun Nov 01, 2020 7:27 am

You two (Scrounger, Joel) are both good guys so you should be able to work out the price. But FYI, if it helps, I sell ammo cans of that nature in the $100-200 range, although you will see them with much larger prices listed for sale out there.
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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Scroungerm5 » Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:03 am

Very much appreciate the info. I will ask $150 for it.

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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by hemi6spd » Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:42 pm

I’d be interested in it at 100$

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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by Scroungerm5 » Sun Nov 08, 2020 3:32 pm

Thanks for the interest. The ammo box was sold this morning.

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Re: HELP ID 50 Cal ammo box

Post by hemi6spd » Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:07 pm

Btw..it was for a p38 Lightning... I need one more to make a set..


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