Original U.S. WWII 168th Engineers Tool Box Russian Ordnance but it was available for

but it was available for issue to most units and many used it

but there is a lot of grease inside the bolt

a grenade carrier

It has a clear maker marking on the end of the longer portion: CARL ACKVA / BAD KREUZNACH / 1937

the barrel cluster still showing the "1859" Patent date

Original U.S. WWII 168th Engineers Tool Box Russian Ordnance but it was available forOriginal Item: One of a kind. Fantastic tool box painted 168 ENGR CP. It measures approximately 30" in length. We aren't sure but we believe this might be The 168th Combat Engineer Battalion papers consist of photocopied documents regarding the service of the battalion in the European Theater during World War II, correspondence to and from former members of the battalion, unit histories of the battalion's service in the Normandy and Ardennes