This is a German battle damaged 75mm PAK 40 anti-tank gun shell case base which has ripped and bent from blowing up in an explosion with none original markings on the base can be seen. It is complete with its primer the case is in nice solid condition for a steel case battlefield recovered it is not braking up or falling apart it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect to display or any collection. This shell case was recovered in the early 2000’s from a rubbish pit on Hill 192 near Saint Lo in Normandy the battle of early July 1944.The helmet comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map.
Hill 192 with its overwhelming views on Saint-Lô and the surrounding area, by the 10th July 1944 the Americans reached the bottom of the hill and the roads it overlooked. The hill is defended by the paratroopers of the German Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5 and the Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9 part of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger-Division also Self-propelled guns and German tanks of the Panzer Lehr Division.
A nice relic from the Normandy battlefield. The case comes with A5 laminated information card.
This is a German battle damaged 75mm PAK 40 anti-tank gun shell case base which has ripped and bent from blowing up in an explosion with none original markings on the base can be seen. It is complete with its primer the case is in nice solid condition for a steel case battlefield recovered it is not braking up or falling apart it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect to display or any collection. This shell case was recovered in the early 2000’s from a rubbish pit on Hill 192 near Saint Lo in Normandy the battle of early July 1944.The helmet comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map.
Hill 192 with its overwhelming views on Saint-Lô and the surrounding area, by the 10th July 1944 the Americans reached the bottom of the hill and the roads it overlooked. The hill is defended by the paratroopers of the German Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5 and the Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9 part of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger-Division also Self-propelled guns and German tanks of the Panzer Lehr Division.
A nice relic from the Normandy battlefield. The case comes with A5 laminated information card.
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