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True - there are various ways of displaying. This remains my favourite method ( 3.7cm PaK & PaK43 ) A good impression is given of the power of the shell.

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Base Fuzes on German AP shells do tend to make 'tidy' display rather difficult, as shown by this PaK43 round -

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These are nice. For some mysterious reason, the 2-pr has eluded me and would have been high on my wish-list this year ( if there had been any fairs to go to, that is..... :( )

That is most interesting - thank you for posting it ! cool militaria

No, sorry - I'd need to see a COA signed by Wittmann to be certain.....:rolleyes:

( very nice 17pr relic, BTW ! cool militaria )

Relatively unusual to see an example with copper driving bands.

I'm working my way toward a similar one - 6-pr a/t rounds really aren't that easy to find.....

Good idea for a thread - let's hope some others can chip in.I find the development of WW2 tank-against-tank ammunition fascinating. The comparison between the 3.7cm & 8.8 KwK43 rounds in itself is...

Maintaining the German theme, here's a 7.5cm PzGr 39 APCBC as used in the PaK 40 ( note single driving band ) : -

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For comparison with the above ( shown again in the box ), here is the more commonly found 8.8cm PaK/KwK 43 PzGr 39/41 APCBC : -

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At the other end of the spectrum, the 8.8cm PaK/KwK 43 PzGr40/43 (tungsten-cored) : -

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And a German 'door knocker' 3.7cm PaK from 1940 : -

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I'll add an Allied response : 57mm M70 ( 6-pr a/t equivalent ) solid shot : -

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