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WWII Russian 57mm Arrowhead APCR Armor Piercing Projectiles - ZIS-2 Antitank Gun

M8owner

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I did not realize there were two different designs used in WWII until I made a new aluminum nose cone for one.
 

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M8, Nabob or others --- is there any decent literature out there for the 57mm rounds, preferably WW2 period.
I am aware of two APCR variants UBR-271P & UBR-271N (which I think is post war) but I'm certainly not aware of any design differences or which came first.
I have no data on multiple arrowhead versions of the BR-271P projectile, but like the 76.2mm, we know they exist.
 
Here is another example of the "long" body style.
 

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Hello.
M8owner The one on the right is very nice ;)

This is a table I've found for you guys. No guaranties everything is correct as it is only a webpage screen shot with my simple translation.
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Not every projectile I've caller "AP arrowhead" has to be an arrowhead, could be just a subcaliber but I've never seen any different ones than arrowheads in this type of ammo.
 
I have example of both 45mm and 57mm Soviet arrowhead shot in my collection, but they are in such immaculate condition that I have assumed that they are replicas.

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An original UBR-271P, both case and projectile dated 1943. I think the German moniker for captured examples was "5,7cm Pak 208(r)".
 

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