German HS 404

[pysall]

Gentlemen,
some time ago - maybe years - I recall someone posting a picture of a Hispano Suiza HS 404 case, possibly in steel, with German markings. I have searched hi and lo but I cannot find reference to it on the BOCN website. Maybe I got the wrong forum for which I apologise in advance. Can any of you help with this elusive bit of information please?
Thanks

 

[Tony Williams]

Yes. These are very rare, but photographs of an example were posted in the ECRA Bulletin maybe a year ago. The steel case was brown lacquered.

 

[pysall]

Tony,
so it was not one of "yours"?. Do you per-chance know where/how to find the post?

 

[Tony Williams]

Well, this one took me a long search to find, as it was much longer ago than I thought (funny how time accelerates with age!). It was posted in the December 2013 issue 584 of the ECRA Bulletin, with the following text:

The photos show a steel-cased Hispano 20 x 110 round made during WW2 by Märkisches Walzwerk G.m.b.H. of Strausberg Bez. Potsdam, next to a brass-cased example of the round. The customer for this manufacture is unknown, but Germany acquired numerous examples of the Hispano-Suiza HS 404 cannon after the fall of France, putting some into service and passing others on to allied nations.

 

[pysall]

Tony,
you are a star! as you say, time accelerates with age & I had stopped looking back after the last 3 years. Your Stirling efforts are much appreciated!

 

[ammogun]

hello
very nice round
if i understand ,it almost impossible to find another in same condition