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20mm German

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I bought a rusty 20mm case and thought I would clean it up a bit, so gave it a dusting and it has some marks on which I do not know what they mean. Under the eagle and very faint in red circle is IV..... so any help would be great thanks....paul.fossil bullet 20mm 008.JPG
 
Well I will tell you what info I found,the eagle with M 111/3 marking is Kriegsmarine,it was made by Meta Metallwerk,Arnstadt,Germany,who was managed by the navy,the auz marking is Polte,Magdeburg,who as far as I can find out was running the factory as a subsidiary later in the war,but I could be wrong.....Pete.
 
thanks Peter.....Now the case was very tatty but a little work removing the rust and lacquer, underneath seems to be a grey primer, I wonder if that is on all steel cases or just Navy? Can I ask where did you get the info for M111/3 from. I have a few more cases and might give them the same treatment......paul.
 
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