.50 munitions assembly and storage
Built in 1958, not a monument
Past
This building, called the ‘vulhuis’ (filling house) was where .50 ammo was assembled. These are cartridges with a 0.5-inch diameter. Artillerie Inrichtingen produced this ammo on behalf of the United States. In the 1980s, the building was extended and the windows replaced with metal cladding. A different calibre of ammo was also assembled during that period.
This building was constructed on this section of the site due to space constraints. The building had lightning rods and had to satisfy the same rules as the buildings in the Eurometaal woodland. It had a lockable gate, with a security guard who had his own little room in the adjacent building 421.
Present
The building is currently undergoing complete renovation and will eventually be the main building in a cluster of museum buildings.
Production stages of .50 ammunition shell and bullet
The shell set consists of a pressing disc, cap, and ten more stretching and production stages of the sleeve. The bullet set shows eight processing stages.
The Zaans Museum was founded in 1998 on the Zaanse Schans to guard and preserve the Zaan heritage.
The Hembrug Museum tells the story of the arms and ammunition factory that was located on the Hembrugterrein in Zaandam.
In 1697, the Russian Tsar Peter the Great stayed in this world-famous house in the center of Zaandam.
