Thought i would share my most recent ordnance purchase. A 37mm shell casing for the pak 36.This example is quite interesting as the casing consists of steel base and brass body. I am not sure as to why however. I will update this thread when i do.
This complete round i will be honest, Is a mix n match example. A 38 dated casing with a 42 dated projectile fuze. I am not too fussed since visually it looks the part.
I wont get too bogged down into the specifics of each component since i dont think it’s necessary at the moment.
Here is the dates and codes for each component.
Fuze on AP-HE projectile- edr-Sachsenwerk, Licht und Kraft AG- 1942
Shell casing-P222-Union-Gesellschaft für Metallindustrie, Sils van de loo & co-1938
Primer- Rh.S- Rheinmetall- 1937
Overall a pretty cool display piece. I will include a photo of the shell next to a 20mm AP round and a practice 7.92mm mauser round. To give scale! And there is also a war time manual diagram. To show what it would of looked like when made and to reveal internals.
Enjoy the photos.
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