1952 2.25″ Rocket Container Mk 2 Mod 0 — Cold War Navy Ammo Crate
History lives in the details — in the gear, the grit, and the men who carried it. This 2.25″ Rocket Container Mk 2 Mod 0, stamped “439195‑P‑1 US R.R. Co. 1952,” is exactly that kind of detail.

Issued in the tense early years of the Cold War, this steel chest was designed to do a simple but vital job — get four rocket heads from an armory to a ship to a fighter pilot who might need them when words failed and force took over. Heavy-gauge steel, a rubber gasket, six latches. Keep it dry. Keep it sealed. Keep it ready. That’s all that mattered.

You can still see the stenciled lettering, feel the weight in your hands, and imagine it lashed down in a carrier’s ordnance bay as sailors — teenagers, mostly — loaded rockets under the glare of the flight deck lights. 

Condition
Solid, as any Navy man would expect: shows wear, scratches, and light surface rust from decades of duty. Latches secure tight, seal intact. Markings still read clear. No surprises — just the real deal.
 

Condition

Solid, as any Navy man would expect: shows wear, scratches, and light surface rust from decades of duty. Latches secure tight, seal intact. Markings still read clear. No surprises — just the real deal.