8,8 cm german round ?

[purcit]

Hello Sir

I write from Italy, somebody can help me to recognize what type of 8,8cm is this round and what is its value?
Somebody said me it is for Tigre tanks, but I read that panzer ammunition had electric primer.
Thanks in advance for help.
Enrico - ITALY

[purcit]

Hello Guys

I am a new entry, so goodmorning to everybody.
I will like to receive info about this 8.8 cm german ammo that I puchase few days ago.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Purcit - Italy

[kradman]

It could be a tank round , can you see any markings on the bottom it will have to be KwK marked to be Tank ammo ,It could also be a Flak 88 round used in a ground use ,without seeing the markings it will be hard to tell

[CINDERSII]

Looking at pics on the net on electric primed 88mm it looks legit I am not sure if the projectile is a Panzergranate PZGR 39 APCBC - HE or the Panzergranate PZGR 40 A.P round

[Neil Hever]

Is the bag related to the round? Digl. R.P. = Diglykol Roerenpulver - a tubular propellant. KOD = Krumbach (Pulver) ohne Nitrate aber mit Dinitrotoluaol - a propellant. NH

[Neil Hever]

It might be an AP shell type 40 but it looks like there is a tracer there too. I will post a graphic of similar shells later today. NH

[Neil Hever]

This is a page on ordnance from the Picatinny Arsenal dictionary. Check the top line and see if any of them match up. We need better, clearer photos of the round. NH

[purcit]

hello, thanks to everybody for the replies.
I will provide asap to post more photos, I bought the round in Poland, I recognized that the case fit the electric primer C22, so I suppose it is to tank use, but ( I am not an expert ), the tip must be white and here it seems to be black ... anybody have a suggestion ??
About the powder bag it is included in the 8,8cm when I bought it, so I suppose it is from this ammo. I read that German use this type of bag in the 8,8cm ( as in other type of ammo ), may be here in the forum there is an SUPER EXPERT that can give the true answer to this question.
Apologize my bad English .
I will post new photos asap.
Thanks for any help.
Enrico - Italy

[thekees]

The shell is a Pzrg 39, the normal panzer round, when marked with a white tip, its a pzrg39-1, other type of steel. Further as asked, it does have the small bodemzunder, with tracer, same as used in the KWK43, with the pzrg39/43. The primer C/22 is related tot he use in the Tiger tank, so it might be a complete round for the KWK gun.

[purcit]

Thanks for this info so it is all clear I will post more photos in the next days.
Do you know who is the factory that use the manufacture code 680 on the case headstamp ?
Thanks
Enrico