2.8 cm PzB41 - French souvenir from Tunisia / North Africa campaign 1942-1943

[37bis]

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[Tony Williams]

Those HE shells must be rare - I can't recall seeing one before.

[M8owner]

The HE are very hard to find. Mine came out of Russia.

[37bis]

Hi Tony,
So here is a second, for the pleasure of your eyes :

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[pysall]

The souvenir.... a lovely piece.
Here a couple with a splash of original colour and natural wood finish...IMG_0880 (2).jpgIMG_0881 (2).jpg

[Spaceinvader]

Was the original color of these yellow? Would the AP versions of the 2.8cm rounds have paint on them?

[Tony Williams]

Was the original color of these yellow? Would the AP versions of the 2.8cm rounds have paint on them?

Generally speaking, German Army HE shells were painted a grey-green colour (I have the RAL number somewhere if anyone's interested). Yellow was used by the Luftwaffe (including FlaK rounds) and also I think by the Navy. Don't know about the AP.

[glevum]

Here is another one.

[pysall]

The HE rounds were painted yellow with the black band for "tropical" use. The AP rounds as far as I know were painted black except for the tip.

[Tony Williams]

The HE rounds were painted yellow with the black band for "tropical" use. The AP rounds as far as I know were painted black except for the tip.

Interesting - anyone know why they would be painted yellow rather than the standard army grey-green?