WW2 German Wehrmacht 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 – INERT HEAT ROUND

You are bidding on an EXCELLENT example of a WW2 German 7.5cm PaK 97/38 Inert High Explosive Anti-Tank Round! This was made for captured versions of the French Canon de 75 modèle 1897! Germany only produced 2500 rounds of this type throughout the entire war, making it EXTREMELY RARE! The Pak 97/38 (7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 97/38 and 7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 97/38[2][3]) was a German anti-tank gun used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. The gun was a combination of the barrel from the French Canon de 75 modèle 1897 fitted with a Swiss Solothurn muzzle brake and mounted on the carriage of the German 5 cm Pak 38 and could fire captured French and Polish ammunition. Together with light weight, good mobility and sufficient anti-armor performance with a HEAT shell (enough to penetrate T-34s in most situations; the side armor of the KV series could also be pierced), it made the gun a decent anti-tank weapon. It had shortcomings, particularly its low muzzle velocity. Although this did not affect the armor-piercing characteristics of its HEAT ammunition, it meant insufficient performance when firing regular AP shells and - because of difficulties in hitting small mobile targets - its low effective range of about 500 m even with HEAT. The gun also had a quite violent recoil, especially with AP shells. Made of brass and steel, this is an AMAZING piece of history! There is some slight wear and corrosion from storage, however it remains VERY SOLID! Also retains much of its original wartime coloring & paint! Hl/A is stamped on the round, indicating that this is a 7,5 cm Gr.Patr. 97/38 HL/A(f). The headstamp markings also remain, also with the wartime stamped, KwK. Everything is fairly tight, so I have not attempted to take it apart. In ORIGINAL condition, and not a ground dug relics or restored/painted round like most rounds that come up now. This is the ONLY ONE I have ever seen, due to the small quantities that were produced. Measures approx. 19 in overall height, it would make a PERFECT addition to any collection or display! Please email me if you need additional photos or information.      