id please

[tomsk]

can anyone id this please i think its german its dimentions are case 37x265 the overall length is 367mm the headstamp is a P 1938 thats all, the case is belted dont know if its brass or steel as some idiot has plated it the projectile has a twin driving band and a alloy plug no markings.
also does anyone know a non destructive way of removing plating.
many thanks
tom

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Platers !

That is a very nice round by the looks of it.

However, to remove the Chrome plating you may well have to visit a platers to have the process reversed but that may give you problems with the current removing other features such as driving bands etc (they can be protected) -have words with a plater and see what they say regarding the removal of the chrome.

If the case is in fact steel then it will have an undercoat of copper which may have started its life on the case-ie a "Copper washed" case so it would presumably need re plating with Copper where this to be removed in the reversal process!

Good luck and please let us know how you get on as a lot of plated items turn up and others have also asked this question (cannot find the thread for them)

 

[EOD]

Tomsk, can you show us the head stamp and the markings on the fuze please?

 

[hasag]

It is right it is a 3.7 CM. German FLAK 18 Bl instruction in plating shops know how to remove that layer without damaging the object.
care is not an original dummy were also the completely chromed

http://cartucheria.net/35-45mm.html