 Crate footlockers were more crude than plywood footlockers in that they were either made out of old ammo and packing crates, or followed along similar packing crate designs for simplicity and expediency of manufacture.Officer footlockers were noticeably different (especially during the World War II era) and issued to officers and some Non-Commissioned Officers who were lucky enough to be issued or re-issued them.They were in the best of shape out of the other two with metal stripping along all of the corners and edges and leather handles on both sides.