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German WW2 Shell Case For LIG 18 Infantry Gun?

Spitace41

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Hi all. I am trying to ID this case but I can't work out if its for an LIG 18 infantry gun or whether it is the lower half of a cut down shell. It measures 7.5cm in diameter. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.
 

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The casenumber '6341' means it's a "Karth.d.le.J.G.18". Caliber 7,5cm, length: 89mm, drawing number 13C6341, Polte hülsnr 165.
 

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What a coincidence, I've found one today... So, wich artillery piece is it for?

(mine says 32 -top-, K -right-, WaA75 6341 -bottom- )

I've never seen one (mostly the 10,5's :p ) so is this a rare one?

Pics: 7,5cmgershort.jpg7,5cmgershort1.jpg

and 2pics I found on an polish website... (I can't speak the language and the links they give don't work.. :( )
website: http://odkrywca.pl/luska-lig-,686910.html
pics: 75mmkortgerWWII.jpg75mmkortgerWWII(b).jpg
 
That looks like one i found way back on a trip to my ex wife home Lithuania I found numerous crates in an abandoned house that no one had been in for years I brought home 3 in a metal basket i did find pics of the gun with the basket and the shells unfortunately i dont remember the name of the small field piece i will try and find it .I also found spent anti aircraft shells and the like ..this place was amazing i wish i had brought home a crate of these empty shells there had to be at least 20 full crates .in the field across the road was a T34 turret sitting in a farmers field and the locals were always finding ammo cashes unfortunately just before i got there a small kid found some hand grenades and took them school and one went off killing a couple .The small town was called Upinia{sp} I will take a pic later and post it with the metal ammo basket
 
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