This is a German 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 multiple rocket launcher cardboard rocket carry tube with paper label inside the lid with a last packed date 18th December 1944 at the beginning of the attack.
The tube is totally complete apart from the lock it is in semi-relic condition at worst and was found many years ago the only way it has survived from the battlefield in such good condition. The carry tube has its carry handle that works and all of its original green camouflage paintwork which has been over painted on to what was originally yellow sand camouflage also with its white stamped maker markings all mostly clear to see . The cardboard remains solid, not breaking up or falling apart, and with no real damage at all while the metal ends retain some of the sand-colored paint inside and outside also red painted high explosive rocket stripe. On the Inside the tubes the original cardboard color and paintwork are still visible and at the bottom are the retaining brackets which held the rocket in place. There is some surface rust on the top and bottom plates, but nothing serious. They have been carefully cleaned, retain much of their original colouring, and are exceptionally rare to find in such condition.
The tube was found in 1988 at the famous military fair in the village of Le Gleize which was captured by the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. The battle was fought in the winter of December 1944 during the Ardennes Forest campaign from the Battle of the Bulge.
The German forces in the village were surrounded by American forces at La Gleize, 800 survivors of the 1st Panzer SS lead by Peiper fled on Christmas Eve, leaving behind 135 armoured vehicles including the 69 tons King Tiger.
This is a German 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 multiple rocket launcher cardboard rocket carry tube with paper label inside the lid with a last packed date 18th December 1944 at the beginning of the attack.
The tube is totally complete apart from the lock it is in semi-relic condition at worst and was found many years ago the only way it has survived from the battlefield in such good condition. The carry tube has its carry handle that works and all of its original green camouflage paintwork which has been over painted on to what was originally yellow sand camouflage also with its white stamped maker markings all mostly clear to see . The cardboard remains solid, not breaking up or falling apart, and with no real damage at all while the metal ends retain some of the sand-colored paint inside and outside also red painted high explosive rocket stripe. On the Inside the tubes the original cardboard color and paintwork are still visible and at the bottom are the retaining brackets which held the rocket in place. There is some surface rust on the top and bottom plates, but nothing serious. They have been carefully cleaned, retain much of their original colouring, and are exceptionally rare to find in such condition.
The tube was found in 1988 at the famous military fair in the village of Le Gleize which was captured by the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. The battle was fought in the winter of December 1944 during the Ardennes Forest campaign from the Battle of the Bulge.
The German forces in the village were surrounded by American forces at La Gleize, 800 survivors of the 1st Panzer SS lead by Peiper fled on Christmas Eve, leaving behind 135 armoured vehicles including the 69 tons King Tiger.
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