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for Ammunition. The dimensions of the common ammunition boxes vary according to the ammunition they are made to contain, in order that it may pack tight: this variation, however, is confined to a few inches, and does not exceed the following numbers. Table of general dimensions of Ammunition Boxes. | Exterior. | Weight when empty. | | Len. | Bre. | Depth. | | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | lbs. | | From | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ¹⁄₂ | 20 | | To | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | 30 | Weight when filled, and number contained in each. | Kinds of Ammunition. | Weight of Boxes when filled with Ammunition. | No. of Rounds contained in each Box. | | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | | Boxes for shot fixed with powder. | - | | 12 Prs. | - | | Round | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | | Case. | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | | 6 Prs. | - | | Round | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | | Case. | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | | 3 Prs. | - | | Round | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | | Case. | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | | Box. for shot fixed to wood bottoms without powder. | - | | 24 Prs. | - | | Round | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | | Case. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | 12 Prs. | - | | Round | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | | Case. | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | | 6 Prs. | - | | Round | 1 | 2 | 20 | 24 | | Case. | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | | 3 Prs. | - | | Round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | | Case. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | | How’r Case. | - | | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 5¹⁄₂ | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | | 4¹⁄₂ | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | | Boxes for Shells. | - | | How’r Shells. | - | | 8 | | - | fixed. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 5¹⁄₂ | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | | 4¹⁄₂ [7] | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | [7] Shells called four and an half, are really four and two-fifths. The common ammunition waggon will hold from 9 to 13 of these boxes in one tier. The tonnage of ammunition in boxes is equal to its weight: about 12 boxes make one ton.