This is a rare to find lovely condition shell case German 5cm steel shell case, fired by 5cm PAK 38 anti-tank gun used in the Panzer Lehr Division. The shell case which has some original brass wash finish and with near all on the inside of the case and fair bit on the outside. The case is undamaged around the neck which is rare, it is in relic but solid condition it has no rust holes and real damage on the bottom there is no markings that can be seen 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 with a map as well.
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 rare to find lovely condition shell case German 5cm steel shell case, fired by 5cm PAK 38 anti-tank gun used in the Panzer Lehr Division. The shell case which has some original brass wash finish and with near all on the inside of the case and fair bit on the outside. The case is undamaged around the neck which is rare, it is in relic but solid condition it has no rust holes and real damage on the bottom there is no markings that can be seen 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 with a map as well.
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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