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Howitzer Ammo Box--what species of wood is this?

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Pine? It's light, fairly soft…and smells like the Army: mothballs, mold, dirt and oil. The wood boxes are not made anymore, I believe. This thing came from the Vietnam War Era. At least, in Southern California, the things are getting hard to find. I'm going to use this to store some wood planes when I get done with it. I just want to know what it's made of.
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Most of the hundreds of 81mm boxes I had gone through, and returned to the ASP were made from SYP. If they had set out for a while between pick ups….they turned a nasty gray colour. Brand new, they were just like fresh cut pine. Would have liked to have kept a couple myself….but..they had to be "accounted for". If we drew 200 boxes( filled with 3 rounds each) we have to bring back 200 boxes. Heaven help the poor guy if they were short even one box…
 
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