Ammo Box

AMMO BOX (See also, AMMUNITION, STORAGE CONTAINERS) An ammo box is a portable container that is both fire retardant and weatherproofed to resist submersion in water, atmospheric humidity, and rain. These precautions are necessary to ensure the safe transportation of ammunition in hostile environments, where dampening the primer would cause ammunition to fail. The U.S. Army produced steel ammo boxes for standard issue; however, they could also be constructed with the provision of any watertight metal container, so long as the interior construction could prevent ammunition from rattling during transport.