German ammunition wooden crate for 7.62mm bullets with 3 lovely paper labels maker marked,dated 1944 solid crate with some damage used by 116th Panzer Division recovered from near Houffalize in the Ardennes forest,1944-1945

This is a German ammunition wooden crate for 7.62mm bullets with 3 lovely paper labels on the front which are nearly complete with some readable markings including a last packed date of 1944 all 3 labels have some readable markings.The box is missing its lid unfortunately but is in fairly nice condition but is missing its hinges and the lock but does not have its cloth carry handles the box held 1000 x 7.62mm bullets. The box still retains its lovely brown colour it has some damage but is still solid not braking up or falling apart the box still has some wood worm which has been treated it also still has some remains of straw and dirt still in it from being used post war it has been partly cleaned to show the markings and is perfect for display or any collection. The crate along with other parts were taken from abandoned German vehicles after the war in the village of Mont which is just North of Houffalize all the vehicles belonged to the 116th Panzer Division. It was taken of the tank or vehicle properly in around 1946-1948 by a local farmer and was used on his farm for many years until it was found by a local collector who had them in his private collection until 2020 when it left the Ardennes area for the first time since the war. This is a very nice relic from the Ardennes Forest campaign during the battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.This real bit of history from this famous battle which was Hitlers last offensive in the West.The crate comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures.

The 116th Panzer Division, also known as the "Windhund (Greyhound) Division", was an armoured formation that was constituted in the Rhineland and Westphalia areas of western Germany in March 1944 from the remnants of the 16th Panzergrenadier Division, and the 179th Reserve Panzer Division. The 16th had suffered heavy casualties in combat on the Eastern Front near Stalingrad, and the 179th was a second-line formation that had been on occupation duty in France since 1943.