Rare to find British Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun shell cardboard carry tube dated 1943,found in Cario in the early 2000’s by the Egyptian-Sahara.com expeditions and tours company,used during the North African desert campaign of 1940-1943.

The tube is complete with its yellow stenciled marking which can be seen on the side of it the tube including dated 1943 this tube was used inside the metal storage ammunition box. The cardboard has a few small chunks missing and has some damage but no holes or damage and is still very solid.The tube which is complete and is in very nice condition it has been very well cleaned retains a lot of original colour it is 18 inches long and very rare to find from the battlefield in such good condition.The tube was found on a flea market in Cario in the early 2000’s by the Egyptian-Sahara.com expeditions and tours company. The shell carry tube would have been used by the Allied army in the fighting during the North African desert campaign of 1940-1943.The relic comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with pictures including of the original flyer for the Egyptian-Sahara.com expeditions and tours company with pictures of some of the items this relic was purchased directly from them when they were operating in around 2007-2012.

The battle was fought near the western frontier of Egypt between 23 October and 4 November 1942, El Alamein was the climax and turning point of the North African campaign in the Second World War. The Axis army of Italy and Germany suffered a decisive defeat by the British Eighth Army. 

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