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7.5cm Pzgr 39/42 question
- Thread starter MINENAZ16
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Good question, but I suspect that's going to be a hard one to find documentation that says they were never made. It would be more decisive to actually find one or a genuine photo, and prove they were made, rather than weren't.
Personally, I cannot think I've ever seen a Pzgr39/42 or Pzgr39/43 with KPS bands...you tend to see them on earlier dated rounds eg Kwk38 and Kwk36....but all that proves is that Ive not seen one.
Rich
Personally, I cannot think I've ever seen a Pzgr39/42 or Pzgr39/43 with KPS bands...you tend to see them on earlier dated rounds eg Kwk38 and Kwk36....but all that proves is that Ive not seen one.
Rich
Sorry for the late reply.
I went through my docs and found no trace of KPS banded Pzgr 39/42.
The Ringbuch does list only FES model, there is no remark of "Ausführung" this would imply that at the date of publishing (30.4.43) there was no other variant.
The Gerätliste (D97) also does not mention any models, unlike the regular Pzgr 39.
I have also looked at the photos of Pzgr 39/42 that have been found in our area in the past 5 years and have seen only FES bands.
Bob
P.S. Does anyone have the 7,5cm Sprgr. 42 in the D 460 Geschoßringbuch?
I went through my docs and found no trace of KPS banded Pzgr 39/42.
The Ringbuch does list only FES model, there is no remark of "Ausführung" this would imply that at the date of publishing (30.4.43) there was no other variant.
The Gerätliste (D97) also does not mention any models, unlike the regular Pzgr 39.
I have also looked at the photos of Pzgr 39/42 that have been found in our area in the past 5 years and have seen only FES bands.
Bob
P.S. Does anyone have the 7,5cm Sprgr. 42 in the D 460 Geschoßringbuch?
RichardB, do you have a picture of a fired one ?
I'm completly wrong ! My source sent me a bad picture of a very rusty shell with two copper band, identified as a german 7.5cm.
I made an accurate comparison between different fired shells (ballistic cap missing) with my computer and the shell is definitly a 17Pr shot !!!!
Very sorry for this misunderstanding.
Regards
I'm completly wrong ! My source sent me a bad picture of a very rusty shell with two copper band, identified as a german 7.5cm.
I made an accurate comparison between different fired shells (ballistic cap missing) with my computer and the shell is definitly a 17Pr shot !!!!
Very sorry for this misunderstanding.
Regards