INERT DEACTIVATED. Mint Unfired Russian 57mm ZiS-3 Anti-Tank Gun (57x480R) APCBC/HE/T (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap/High Explosive/Trace) Round. - O 1995 INERT DEACTIVATED. Mint Unfired Russian 57mm ZiS-3 Anti-Tank Gun (57x480R) APCBC/HE/T (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap/High Explosive/Trace) Round. - O 1995

INERT DEACTIVATED. The Russian M1943 ZiS-2 anti-tank gun was developed in 1940 and was introduced as the main infantry anti-tank gun in June 1941 until being replaced by the 76.2cm ZiS-3 anti-tank gun. This is an unfired near mint Inert 57mm Anti-Tank Gun (57x348SR) APCBC/HE/T (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap/High Explosive/Trace) round for the ZiS-2 anti-tank gun first introduced in 1941 as the new standard anti-tank gun in the Soviet Army. The twin copper driving banded steel projectile retains most of its original light grey painted finish and has stamped on th lower driving band 2-Ey. The brass cartridge case has the following headstamps 66 1 C 556 and Mb. There is stencilling to the side of the cartridge below the bullet exit hole. This round has an entry and exit holes in the side of the brass cartridge case consistent with a bullet approximately ½ inches diameter passing through the cartridge case which would have ignited the propellant. The price of this round includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. O 1995