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2 Pdr Pom Pom
- Thread starter Ammotech
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Quatermass
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Looks like a German 37mm Flak 18 (37x264B) case.
Quatermass.
Quatermass.
Hi Ammotech,
It looks very much like the WW2 German 37 x 263 B. The case is right i am sure but not sure about the projectile, it looks to have been pushed further into the case than it would normally sit. And looking at the profile of the projectile it could be a tankbusting round used in the stukka. Although more likely a AP round.
I trust that its empty and inert?
Best Weasel.
It looks very much like the WW2 German 37 x 263 B. The case is right i am sure but not sure about the projectile, it looks to have been pushed further into the case than it would normally sit. And looking at the profile of the projectile it could be a tankbusting round used in the stukka. Although more likely a AP round.
I trust that its empty and inert?
Best Weasel.
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Thank you all for the responses.
It definitely looks like it is a German 37mm, as opposed to a 2pr Pom Pom. I found some stuff the 263B (http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/tankammo.html being one) but nothing on the 264B.
More pics/info will be available soon.
Cheers
It definitely looks like it is a German 37mm, as opposed to a 2pr Pom Pom. I found some stuff the 263B (http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/tankammo.html being one) but nothing on the 264B.
More pics/info will be available soon.
Cheers
Quatermass
Well-Known Member
37x263B is the designation used by Anthony Williams on his website and in his books. Other sources have the desigination as 37x264B, either way its the same 37mm Flak 18 AA gun.
Does anybody have an original german document indicating the case length?
Quatermass.
Does anybody have an original german document indicating the case length?
Quatermass.
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Quatermass
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Hello Ammotech, your last posting seems to confirm that the correct case designation is 37X264B.
Spotter, your American TM 9-1985-3 states the case length as 10.156 inches, which converts to 257.9mm. Now that certainly seems wrong!
Quatermass.
Spotter, your American TM 9-1985-3 states the case length as 10.156 inches, which converts to 257.9mm. Now that certainly seems wrong!
Quatermass.
Quatermass
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Hello Spotter, The overall round dimensions from 'German Aircraft Ammunition project TS 1-48 dated 1956' seem spot on.
The TM's are (in)famous for there errors but they're still a good source of information, you just need to double check the info with another source, which i'll admit is a bit of a pain!
Quatermass.
The TM's are (in)famous for there errors but they're still a good source of information, you just need to double check the info with another source, which i'll admit is a bit of a pain!
Quatermass.
