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37mm PAK round

This 37mm round is roughly about 2 feet long or so and still has the tracer compound in the head. About a week before I got it the original owner claims that he removed all of the powder. He simply...

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The germans marked everything didnt they?

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Yes sir, they sure were proud of that symbol.

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...now all you need for your collection is one of them durn cannons to match it...maybe have it out in your front yard... Proprietor-Mario's Road Kill Cafe/Mauser Bar and Grill

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Proud of that darned symbol....And it seems that everything was marked....that's what makes this hobby so darned addicting...finding all the properly marked pieces.....Oh dear God....I'm posting like...

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Cool piece of bullet you got there Flhunter!!!!Now if & only you could have the weapon that fired it.... 337 1940.... It's OK..Herr Mario needs love as well...

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I was watching Band of Brothers the other day. The episode when they are in the Ardennes and getting shelled by the Germans who are entrenched in a nearby town (Foy). In one scene a shell lands next...

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FL ; The round you have is HE impact type. It's the same design of HE impact round they used on their 20 % 30 mm cannons. The aluminum head "squashes" on impact and in turn crushes a detonator that...

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"I had a partial belt of the german ( 1943 dated ) 20mm aircraft HE rounds when I was a kid and unscrewed the aluminum heads and researched what made them go bang. "Sounds like fun!

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Especially if you get bored and chuck them on the fire...

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Interesting info there Gew. Thanks for the stories.

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Flhunter that a great looking round. Your lucky you didn't find out what makes it work the hard way. Great PostBernie

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Yes , as a wild child it was rather fun deactivating those rounds. I had two wooden crates at one time with four large clips containing four rounds each of 40mm bofors AA ammo. It had a nose that...

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Speaking of BOFOR rounds....

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