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INERT DEACTIVATED. German, WW2, 1942 Dated 20 mm MK151/20 (20x82) Practice Cannon Round. - O 1876 INERT DEACTIVATED. This a 1942 dated German 20mm MK 151/20 (20x82) Meinengeschloss (M geschloss) practice aircraft cannon round fitted to various German aircraft during WW2, including the Me109, FW190,various night fighters and bomber aircraft. Production of the MG 151 in its original 15 mm caliber format began in 1940. After combat evaluation of the 15 mm cartridge as the main armament of early Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2 fighters, the cannon was redesigned as the 20 mm MG 151/20 in 1941 to fire a 20 mm cartridge. The laquered steel cartridge case has a percussion primer and is headstamped drv (Eisenhuette Tschenstochau, later HASAG-Eisen- u. Metallwerke GmbH, Tschenstochau) 42 (1942 date) 2f wg waffenampt54 . The projectile has a copper driving band with a nose profile to resemble to nose fused high explosive projectile for ballistic purposes. The projectile is stamped round its circumference above the copper driving band AR 2f 40 waffenampt 70 . Both projectile and cartridge case have no cracks in the necks. The price includes U.K. delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. O 1876 £145.00
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