INERT DEACTIVATED. Mint, Russian, 1959 Dated, 57mm ZiS-3 Anti-Tank Gun (57x480R) APCBC/HE/T (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap/High Explosive/Trace) Round. - O 2093 INERT DEACTIVATED. Mint, Russian, 1959 Dated, 57mm ZiS-3 Anti-Tank Gun (57x480R) APCBC/HE/T (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap/High Explosive/Trace) Round. - O 2093 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. The Russian M1943 ZiS-2 anti-tank gun was developed in 1940 and was introduced as the main infantry anti-tank gun in June 1941 until being replaced by the 76.2cm ZiS-3 anti-tank gun. This is an unfired near mint, 1959 dated, 57mm Anti-Tank Gun (57x348R) APCBC/HE/T (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap/High Explosive/Trace) round for the ZiS-2 anti-tank gun first introduced in 1941 as the new standard anti-tank gun in the Soviet Army. The twin copper driving banded steel projectile retains all of its original black painted finish and is stencilled round its circumference in white ngp-2711A on one side and 599 3-59 (March 1959 date) 57 (57mm) on the other side. The base of he projectile is screwed for a percussion / tracer base fuze. The brass cartridge case has the following headstamps 66 1 C 556 and Mb. The brass washed steel cartridge case is headstamped 30 188 over W 176CA. the cartridge case is also stencilled in black round its circumference MPAKT. YMBP-271M 27-43 14/7 27/K 160-76-732 and a monogram. The brass percussion primer is stamped VP 1/58 (January 1958). The price of this round includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. O 2093