WWII Vickers Machine Gun Steel Ammo Box Carrier Basket. Has Broad Arrow stamp and inspection crown mark. British brown color still visible in some areas.
Notice the construction and the fat head rivets. Compare this to the Indian repro items and you can see the differences. Even the ones that had stamped letters where probably fake. All items are coming from army surplus and salvaged from becoming scrap.
Last photo is from when these where found mixed inside army garbage. These are the only real baskets to reach the market. That was 3-4 years ago. And it was from the same batch. Price is for the specific one in the photos. Due to Covid there might be some delays which is normal. The item "WWII Vickers Machine Gun Steel Ammo Box Carrier Basket ORIGINAL EXTREMELY RARE" is in sale since Wednesday, April 14, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Great Britain\Personal, Field Gear".The seller is "rafamovieprops" and is located in Athens. This item can be shipped worldwide.