Cartridge shell identification help for my PhD

**Jan** · 02-15-2021, 10:58 AM

Hello,

Could anyone please help me identify this German cartridge shell and the weapon it was used in.

I was wondering if it could be aircraft related. If so I wonder what type of aircraft and if the cartridges were ejected on the outside of the aircraft if fired from of a German bomber (possibly a Junkers JU 88) in 1941.

The information would be very helpful for my Conflict Archaeology PhD.

Best, Jan

**vegetius** · 02-15-2021, 11:05 AM

Jan, I also teach Conflict Archaeology and am mid PhD also. I would be interested to talk off line as to what you are doing if you like!

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**Jb4046** · 02-15-2021, 11:24 AM

I think it’s a 20X80mm MGFF cannon casing

Of course made in 1939 by P490 which is the code for “HASAG” Hugo Schneider AG
Batch 17

I do see the faint waffenamt stamp as well

**zwerge** · 02-15-2021, 06:04 PM

Here`s some info.....MG FF cannon - Wikipedia

**Jan** · 02-16-2021, 08:49 AM

Thank you so much for your kind help. The cannon casing has now found it´s place in history and will be published in my PhD "Durchgangslager Hanko 1942-1944 - The Modern Conflict Archaeology and History of a German Second World War Transition Camp in Hanko S. Finland" in 2022.

More intriguing items to follow but I think I will start a new thread for those

If you are interested in our research please join our FB group

Durchgangslager Hanko 1942-1944

Or check out the website

WW2 Conflict Archaeology Project "Hanko 1941"

Best,

Jan