This is a exploded 3.7cm anti-tank shell fired by PAK 36 anti-tank gun The shell case is steel made it is battle damaged,blown apart from it is in relic but solid condition the rare bit it has some of its maker markings including waffen stamp and dated 1942 that can be seen on the bottom,The case still has some original brass wash colour in places on the case it has been very well cleaned it is perfect to display or any collection. It is empty and inert and has been very well preserved by the silt in the lake bed. The shell case would have been used in the Panzer Lehr Division as it was recovered from a lake East of Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45.
The shell case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
The shell case was recovered from a lake which was used as a dump site for battlefield clearance the area where the lake is, was attacked by the German 26th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of the Panzer Lehr Division they had the only anti-tank ans ant-aircraft gun units in the area.
This is a exploded 3.7cm anti-tank shell fired by PAK 36 anti-tank gun The shell case is steel made it is battle damaged,blown apart from it is in relic but solid condition the rare bit it has some of its maker markings including waffen stamp and dated 1942 that can be seen on the bottom,The case still has some original brass wash colour in places on the case it has been very well cleaned it is perfect to display or any collection. It is empty and inert and has been very well preserved by the silt in the lake bed. The shell case would have been used in the Panzer Lehr Division as it was recovered from a lake East of Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45.
The shell case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
The shell case was recovered from a lake which was used as a dump site for battlefield clearance the area where the lake is, was attacked by the German 26th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of the Panzer Lehr Division they had the only anti-tank ans ant-aircraft gun units in the area.
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