Blown section of 30mm Armoured plate from the front hull and around the drivers’ compartment Recovered from the site of destroyed Nashorn on battlefield in the Kurland pocket

This is a Blown section of 30mm Armoured plate from the front hull and around the drivers’ compartment the only area which had this thickness on German Panzerjager Hornisse or later known as a Nashorn tank destroyer. The armour section is in relic but solid condition it does not have much original paintwork left it is rusty but solid and has been very well cleaned up it is 8 inches long by 4 inches wide and perfect for display or any collection. The armour was recovered from the site of a destroyed Nashorn used by the 12th Panzer Division. Recovered from the site of destroyed Nashorn on battlefield in the Kurland pocket of 1944-1945 in Latvia. The armour plate section comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.

In February 1942, the Alkett arms firm of Berlin designed a tank destroyer using their recently developed Geschützwagen III/IV which as its name indicated used components of both the panzer 3 and Panzer 4 tanks. The 8,8 cm pak 43/1, a long-barrelled anti-tank gun more known as the main armament of the Tiger 2, was mounted on the rear of the chassis complete with its gun shield and an open-topped superstructure was built up around the gun to give the crew some protection. This model was presented for approval to Adolf Hitler in October 1942 and entered production in early 1943. It had numerous official designations, such as 8,8 cm Pak 43 (L/71) auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen III/IV (Sf) or 8,8cm Pak43 (L/71) auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sd. Kfz. 164), though it was also known as the Panzerjäger Hornisse (in English "Tank-hunter Hornet"). During the first half of 1943, a new model of the Hornisse was introduced into production. It was renamed Nashorn by Hitler in 1944. Total production of the the Nashorn amounted to some 494 vehicles, most were built in 1943.