INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-2427H (AR)
w/AMENDMENT 1
04 August 2015
SUPERSEDING
MIL-DTL-2427H (AR)
05 September, 2007
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
BOX, AMMUNITION PACKING: WOOD, NAILED
This specification is approved for use by the U.S. Army Research, Development
and Engineering Center (ARDEC), and is available for use by all Departments and
Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers three types and nine classes of basic box
designs having two exterior vertical cleats on each end as shown in figure 1. Also, it
covers the closing and strapping requirements for filled boxes (see Appendix A), and
prescribe the criteria to be utilized to determine the serviceability of Government
furnished boxes (see Appendix B). The box may or may not have hinge and hasp
hardware, rope handles and double end construction.
1.2 Classification. The basic box design and modifications are of the following
types, classes and grades:
Type I - Top opening without rope handles
Class 1 - Without hardware, with two cover cleats. See figure
2
Class 2 - With hardware, with two cover cleats. See figure 3
Class 3 - Without hardware, with two cover cleats, light
construction. See figure 2
Type II - Top opening with two rope handles.
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to the
Commander, U.S. Army ARDEC, ATTN: RDAR-EIQ-SA, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000 or
emailed to ardec-stdzn@pica.army.mil. Since contact information can change, you may
want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database
at https://assist.dla.mil.
AMSC N/A FSC 8140
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release;distribution is unlimited.
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