Tragschlaufe universal ammo packaging
Published on 26. Aug. 2021Visited 1975x
The project, which took 17 months from start to finish, deserves its own article (note: without a pandemic, it would be faster!). The real reason for writing this article is the horror that caught us when we wrote down a complete list of steps needed to make a box... and we wanted to share it to show how complicated simple projects can be.
Anyone who prefers to put the box together alone is welcome to read all the steps and learn from our path. |
To provide the final product we needed to go through all the steps:
- Obtain basic measurements (to understood the size of project materials) - Thanks to Phill Steinmetz
- Search for strap producers
- Design strap model and make order
- Search for buckle producers
- Prepare buckle model and make order
- Search for local (EU) cardboard producers and accurate materials
- Search for material alternatives and make order
- Make cardboard prototypes by ourselfs
- Design metal teeth and eyelets
- Make teeth and eyelets prototypes
- Cut received straps
- Search for buckles of better quality and make order
- Paint buckles
- Sew buckles with straps
- Design authentic stamp for marking Tragschlaufe
- Obtain original piece to make final measurements - Thanks Boris
- Design side covers of cardboard, prototype sizes
- Make testing prototype for checking measurements
- Cut side covers, bend and reinforce
- Cut main cardboard parts
- Create template for machinery finishing of main part
- Drill template into cardboard parts
- Mark and bend main parts
- Engrave stamp and mark cardboards
- Laser cut all teeth and eyelets
- Bend all teeth parts
- Press teeth parts into main cardboard parts
- Design internal cardboard reinforcement
- Cut internal reinforcement, create template for cuting specific shapes
- Join metal parts with reinforcements
- Put on the strap on eyelets
- Create a form for box completization
- Check sizes with wooden boxes - Thanks group member Tomas T.
- Adjust reinforcement sizes to fit wooden boxes properly
- Drill the staple holes to make authentic staples
- Design own staples
- Laser cut staples
- Bend staples and install to cardboard
- Design ammo labels
- Design company sealing markings
- Print labels
- Glue the box and prepare for shaping
- Place labels
- Install side covers, secure buckle
- Make photoshooting - Thanks to Martin to make great photos as always
Beside classic features that all manufacturers provide - stamps and labels, we produced this packages with extra details such as:
- steel reinforcing teeth
- steel reinforcing eyelets for strap
- custom produced strap
- correct staples
- buckles made in Germany
- correct measurements (±1mm due to manufacture process)
We know that details matter!
The journey is difficult, but once the product is finished, the use is really wide. Thanks to this product you can finish your collection of wooden boxes, upgrade historical exhibitions, use it for ammunition storage or shooting trainings, organize ammo on reenactment events...
Another amazing aspect is the universal size that fits different ammo types! Suitable for packing ammo:
- 20 x 15 7,92mm x 58 (Kar 98, MG34/42 ...), total 300 Gewehrpatronen
- 52 x 16 9mm x 19 (MP40, P38, P08), total 832 Pistolenpatronen
- 28 x 15 Kurzpatronen 8 x 33 (Stg, MP44), total 420 Kurzpatronen
We know that in German machinery it depends on every millimeter, so we tested how it works with cumulative error of 1mm. Our Tragschlaufe was tested and fits wooden boxes:
- Patronenkasten 900 - 3pcs OK
- Patronenkasten 1500 without metal insert - 5pcs OK
- Patronenkasten 1500 Luftdichter insert - 5pcs are very very tight, but possible
Currently we need to finalize last steps and prepare the dispatching. Sending of preorders is expected on early September (as you already experienced preorders, it could be slightly delayed).
We offer two versions in preordering phase:
1x Tragschlaufe + 20x standard 8x57 ammo boxes
After preordering phase, there will be available 1x Tragschlaufe empty in the standard offer.
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