WW2 ammo can

[Culpeper]

Any of you guys know what this thing might be saying. I picked it up years ago but I never paid attention to the wording. I just glossed over it with blah blah blah 50 cal blah blah blah without any critical reading skills. Was more concerned about finding a place so hole up my secret stash of Remington .30-40. I'm sure you've seen the pictures of my secret stash.

My lame-o guess is some kind of 7.62 ammo for the Bolsheviks during WW2 when they were our temporary ally.

Any way for your viewing enjoyment on a Saturday.

[Hunza]

that says" anyone in possession of this can should fill it with ammo and promptly return the full can to Hunza"

[Hunza]

it is labeled for M2 ball ammo

[Culpeper]

that says" anyone in possession of this can should fill it with ammo and promptly return the full can to Hunza"

Uh huh, uh huh. Your words are persuasive. I'll let you know. However I think I will get a second opinion.

[Hunza]

My wife and I both agree. there is 2 opinions???

[RickyG]

Its a croatian can. Metaka is bullets 7.62 likely a 54r can

[Culpeper]

But it does say M2. It's a mystery.

[Culpeper]

Good call Rick. Not Croatian but Serbian. It is an Igman can from Feb 1956. I question how it is from the University.

484 KOM.
7.62mm METAKA СА УНИВЕРЗ.
ЗРНОМ М2
ИK5602
У КАРTОНСKИМ KУTИЈАMА

484 pcs.
7.62 mm BULLETS FROM UNIVERZ.
GRAIN M2
IK5602
IN CARDBOARD BOXES


university
Универзитет

[Culpeper]

Further digging finds it was Yugoslavia at the time.

ИК (IK) Igman zavod ad Konjic ("Igman Factory at Konjic") – Konjic, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina).

[waterman]

What puzzles me is "484 rounds" and "cardboard boxes". Does not say anything about clips. To me, "cardboard boxes" implies either 20-round boxes with spaces for individual cartridges (US, UK, much of Europe post WW2) or European boxes holding 15 rounds, 3 chargers with 5 rounds each. But 484 is not divisible by either 15 or 20 without having some left over. How many 20-round .30-06 boxes can you put in the can?