CANCO WW II 30cal.ammunition box (empty)

CANCO,WW II 30cal.machine gun tracer ammunition box (empty),the M1 box (made from 1942 to 1945 and phased out by the 1950s) opened from the side, had a flat bottom, had a catch opposite from the box's hinge for attaching the can to the M1917 / M1917A1 / M1918 / M1928 tripod, and had a pair of concentric oval ribs on the long sides to reinforce them. Inside the rings was embossed two lines of text: "CAL .30M" / "AMMUNITION BOX"; with the "M" standing for Machine gun ammunition. The initials "U.S." and the US Army Ordnance Corps' "Flaming Bomb" symbol were embossed on the hinge side. It held 250 belted rounds of .30-caliber ammo and was designed to replace the similar but less durable M1917 wooden machine gun ammo boxes.The M1 link, was the U.S. military designation for a steel disintegrating link designed for the M1917 Browning machine gun and M1919 Browning machine gun.Approx.dimensions: 10-3/16" Length × 3-3/4" Width × 7-7/32" Height; Weight (empty): around 3.5 lbs.; Net Weight (250-round M1 cloth belt): 15.5 lbs ; Gross Weight (loaded): 19 lbs. ; Volume: 0.1595 Cubic Feet.[2].WW2 ammo cans a rarity today.Some minor rust ,interior needs a clean, greasy.