Is this a Pak 36 case ?

[Andy Naude]

Please assist. Is this a Pak 36 case ?

Overall length: 247 mm

Case mouth, internal: 36.2mm

Rim: 51.4 mm

No head stamp.




Thank you for looking.

 

[Falcon]

This case matches the dimensions for the PaK 36 case from Robert Hawkinson's Big Bore Ammunition guide.

 

[Tony Williams]

For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that an almost identical case was used in a couple of obscure naval automatic AA guns: the SK C/36 and Flak M42. Since there is no headstamp, the main recognition difference is in the rim thickness: 2.5 mm for the Pak case, 3.9 mm for the Flak.

 

[Andy Naude]

Thank you Tony. The rim thickness is around 2.6 mm, so I will go with it being a Pak 36..