This is a blown apart shell projectile base fired by German 10.5cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun. The shell projectile base is rusty but with only light surface rust no thick heavy rust and still has a small amount of its original steel colour and black paintwork remains.The base section has ripped off from the force of the explosion when it was fired it has been very well cleaned it is perfect for display or any collection the base is completely empty and inert and is in nice condition for a battlefield recovered one.The base section which was recovered along banks of Ofotfjord near Narvik. The shell would have been fired during one of the battles around Narvik in April-May 1940 during the German invasion of Norway.The shell base comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with a map of the battlefield.
German 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun was heavily used during the Battles of Narvik in April 1940, primarily in a ground-defence role after German ships were sunk. While this gun was used as secondary armament on some larger vessels, its most critical role at Narvik was on land, where shipwrecked crews salvaged them from sunken destroyers to fight in the subsequent land battle.
Initial German Invasion on the 9th April 1940 German forces under General Eduard Dietl took control of the town and port of Narvik, capturing the initial Norwegian garrison. An assault on Narvik on the 28th May 1940 Allied forces (primarily French Foreign Legionnaires and Norwegians) launched a coordinated attack, successfully recapturing the town of Narvik. Allied Withdrawal from Narvik came in mid-June despite the victory. The Allies withdrew from the region due to the worsening situation in France, allowing German forces to reoccupy the area occupy Narvik for the second time.
This is a blown apart shell projectile base fired by German 10.5cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun. The shell projectile base is rusty but with only light surface rust no thick heavy rust and still has a small amount of its original steel colour and black paintwork remains.The base section has ripped off from the force of the explosion when it was fired it has been very well cleaned it is perfect for display or any collection the base is completely empty and inert and is in nice condition for a battlefield recovered one.The base section which was recovered along banks of Ofotfjord near Narvik. The shell would have been fired during one of the battles around Narvik in April-May 1940 during the German invasion of Norway.The shell base comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with a map of the battlefield.
German 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun was heavily used during the Battles of Narvik in April 1940, primarily in a ground-defence role after German ships were sunk. While this gun was used as secondary armament on some larger vessels, its most critical role at Narvik was on land, where shipwrecked crews salvaged them from sunken destroyers to fight in the subsequent land battle.
Initial German Invasion on the 9th April 1940 German forces under General Eduard Dietl took control of the town and port of Narvik, capturing the initial Norwegian garrison. An assault on Narvik on the 28th May 1940 Allied forces (primarily French Foreign Legionnaires and Norwegians) launched a coordinated attack, successfully recapturing the town of Narvik. Allied Withdrawal from Narvik came in mid-June despite the victory. The Allies withdrew from the region due to the worsening situation in France, allowing German forces to reoccupy the area occupy Narvik for the second time.
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