INERT DEACTIVATED. German, WW2, 1939 Dated, 20mm Soluthern (20x138B) (Flak 30 & 38) Wooden Bulleted Blank Round. - O 1986 INERT DEACTIVATED. German, WW2, 1939 Dated, 20mm Soluthern (20x138B) (Flak 30 & 38) Wooden Bulleted Blank Round. - O 1986 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This a rare wooden bulleted blank round for the German 2cm Flak 30 and 38 anti-aircraft guns. Although these guns were originally used as anti-aircraft guns, they could be used to great effect in close support ground fire. The wooden projectile enabled the gun to feed and fire blank rounds in the fully automatic mode. This wooden bulleted round has an early copper washed steel case that retains all of its original copper finish. The cartridge has a lightly knurled ring 40mm above the base of the cartridge case denoting a blank round. The round is headstamped P490 (Hugo Schneider A.G., Werk Altenburg) 39 (1939 date) 201 XW Waffenampt 20. The hollow wooden bullet appears to be made of beech and has the profile of the armour piercing projectile. See Hogg, German artillery of World War Two, pages 144 – 148. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to retain this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1986