Steve T Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Curious day at the carboot with very few military items. Then stumbled on some pewter tanks, obviously part of a set, but at 50p each couldn't pass them up. Then found the 20mm Solothurn 39 dated for £1. Not huge finds, but it all adds up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Excellent stuff...like the 20mm shell...what would have fired that @Steve T.?? .I sold all my wee plastic tanks online....( the ones that came from the magazines) got pennies for them, regret selling them now..:( BTW, going to put a casing up on the ID thread...would you give me the benefit of yer experience on it..? Dont want to hi jack others threads...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HetzersGonnaHetz Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) @Norrie, the round would've been fired by the German 20mm Anti-Tank rifle, the Solothurn S-18/100, Am I right in saying that @Steve T? Edited August 1, 2016 by HetzersGonnaHetz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Nope Mr Hetzers, you would be incorrect. The rifle you show fired the 20x105 belted round, and this is a 20x138B round, which was, as can be seen by the case length, much bigger. This 20x138B cartridge was used in the Flak 30 or Flak 38 (same thing but a quad mount), weapons, the most used light AA gun used by the Germans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HetzersGonnaHetz Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Cheers for the info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 If I were you Hetz I,d say Tanks for the info!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HetzersGonnaHetz Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 No chance David! That casing he got for a quid, I had picked up probably minutes before he bought it! Never realised what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 11 minutes ago, HetzersGonnaHetz said: ...............I had picked up probably minutes before he bought it! Never realised what it was. PILLOCK !!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HetzersGonnaHetz Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I'll get ya next time Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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