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Ersatz case

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Collector56

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Hello, I recently picked up this ersatz case, obviously it is for the German 7,7cm.
My question is was this German used, or was it produced for an ally such as Turkey or Bulgaria etc.
I have several of these now and all different configurations, however, they were all manufactured by the same German firm..
Rheinische Metallwaaren & Maschinenfabrik
 

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It was made for the gun, and the gun was delivered to the countries you mentioned ;)

This type was made by Rheinmetall only but full steel cases were made by lots of factories.
 
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Thank you Alpini, the head stamps look a little different to the standard German 7,7
They are similar to my Bulgarian version,
 
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