German Kriegsmarine U-boat 3.7cm SK C/30 aluminium ammunition container for 25 rounds. Found at a flea market in Lorient, Brittany France. Container dated 1942

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German Kriegsmarine U-boat 3.7cm Flak SK C/30  watertight Aluminium ammunition container that held 25 rounds. Found at a flea market in Lorient, Brittany France

The container is in good overall condition although lid has been lost at some point in time and one handle . Fantastic markings stamped into the rim of the container to identify model of weapon / box type / year of production.

A very hard to find item that would be a great addition to a collection.

approximate dimensions 

The 3.7cm Flak SK C/30  was a semi automatic anti-aircraft gun that was hand loaded one round at a time giving it a rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute. Was used by the kriegsmarine on type IXA & XIV U-boats – superseded by the 3.7cm Flak M 42 & M43 guns later in the war.

Lorient Submarine Base was a submarine naval base located in Lorient, France. It was built in 1941 by the German Kriegsmarine, and was continued to be enlarged until 1943. After the German defeat it was used by the French Navy. It was decommissioned in 1995 and converted to civilian use.