INERT DEACTIVATED. German, WW2, 1938 Dated, 20mm Soluthern (20x138B) (Flak 30 & 38) High Explosive (HE) Practice Round. - O 1936 INERT DEACTIVATED. German, WW2, 1938 Dated, 20mm Soluthern (20x138B) (Flak 30 & 38) High Explosive (HE) Practice Round. - O 1936 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an unfired 1938 dated, WW2 German 20mm High Explosive (HE) practice round for the German 2cm Flak 30 and 38 anti-aircraft guns. Although these guns were originally used as anti-aircraft guns, they could be used to great effect in close support ground fire. The round has a brass percussion primed cartridge case and is headstamped P198 (Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen. Belsig) 38 (1938 date) 1.3g and waffenampt 369 and an inverted triangle. The high explosive projectile retains much of its original green painted finish and is stencilled in black round its circumference P181 (Schneider AG, Alcenburg) . 8 115g. The projectile is fitted with an alloy dummy practice fuse distinguished by three arrows pointing towards the nose of the fuse. The nose fuse is stamped round its circumference Ersst f AZ 5045 RhS 181 . See Hogg, German artillery of World War Two, pages 144 – 148. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to retain this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1936