DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, German Tiger 1 Tank, 1944 Dated, Unfired 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive (HE) Round for the 88mm Tiger 1 KWK 36 tank gun and the Flak 18 Towed Anti-aircraft/Tank and Naval Guns. Sn - 23265:10 DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, German Tiger 1 Tank, 1944 Dated, Unfired 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive (HE) Round for the 88mm Tiger 1 KWK 36 tank gun and the Flak 18 Towed Anti-aircraft/Tank and Naval Guns. Sn - 23265:10 Various Other Ammunition

DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an unfired WW2 German 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive Round for the Tiger 1 tanks KWK 36 L/56 gun and the 88mm Flak 18 towed anti-aircraft/tank gun. The gun was also fitted to various German naval vessels. These guns had formidable power both in range and hitting power throughout the war. This is an unfired round has a rare brass steel cartridge case and is headstamped P (Polte Armaturen- u. Maschinenfabrik AG, Magdeburg) 54 1938 (date) WaA06 6314 (cartridge case designation). The brass cartridge case retains most of its original black stencilling on the side with all the loading data. The steel high explosive projectile retains most of its original yellow painted finish and has two sintered iron (FES) driving bands. The projectile is stamped round its circumference 20 bsw (Ardelt werke machinenfabrik Eberswalde (Ardelt machinefactory in Eberswalde) 13SK 6-44 (June 1944 date). The round is fitted with a steel AZ23 nose impact fuze retains much of its original green painted finish and has a delay screw on the side. The fuze is stamped round its circumference AZ23 asf 44 (1944 date) dut (Spindel u. Spinnfluegelfabrik AG, Neudorf) 43 (1943 date). the cartridge case is fitted with a steel percussion fuze which is stamped dut (Spindel u. Spinnfluegelfabrik AG, Neudorf) 121 43 (1943 date) C/12NaSt. See page 162 – 170, Hogg, German Artillery of World War Two. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23265:10