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| German WWII Ordnance: |
| German WWII 8,8cm Raketenpanzerbuchse 4322 Rockets and Carrying Boxes, above photo. The 8,8cm RPzB 4322 Rocket was carried in a wooden crate that could hold two rounds. Two styles of the crate are shown above, the top crate is natural wood with black stenciling and the bottom crate is painted ordnance tan with black stenciling. Raketen Munition 4322 (Rocket), center of photo. The 4322 Rocket could be used with the Raketenpanzerbuchse 43 or 54. The RPzB 43 and 54 were nicknamed "Ofenrohr" (Stovepipe) and "Panzerschrek" (Tank Terror) by the Germans. The weapon system had an effective range of 150 meters and could penetrate all Allied Armor during World War Two. Both of these rounds were recovered from a lake in Germany and had been underwater for nearly 70 year. They have been restored to their wartime finish by QuestMasters Museum. Both rockets are inert. |
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| 8,8cm Raketenpanzerbuchse 54 being used in 1944, above left photo. Photo courtesy German Bundesarchiv Bild 1011-671-7483-29, photographer: Lysiak United States Army Signal Corps photo, above right, of four U.S. Soldiers inspecting an 8,8cm Raketenpanzerbuchse 54. The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI) on the left sleeve on the Soldier's M-1941 Jackets has been obscured by the sensor. This "Panzerschrek" has been camouflage painted by the original owner. |
| German WWII Panzerfaust 30 Klein, above photo. This Panzerfaust 30 Klein, Panzerfaust - Tank Fist, Klein - Small, had an operational range of 30 meters. It shown with the original shipping crate, which contained four Panzerfaust's. The Panzerfaust was a single use munition and was not reloadable. This Panzerfaust 30 Klein was restored by QuestMasters. |
| German WWII Panzerfaust 30 Klein, 30, 60 and 100, above photo. Shown here are the Panzerfaust 30 Klein (bottom), Panzerfaust 30 (second from bottom) fired without warhead, Panzerfaust 60 (second from top) and Panzerfaust 100 (top). The number after the word "Panzerfaust" was the operational range of the weapon in meters. All four Panzerfausts are shown with the original shipping crate, which contained four Panzerfaust's, of the same model or type. The Panzerfaust was a single use munition and was not reloadable. These four Panzerfausts were restored by QuestMasters. |
| German WWII Tellermine 42 (T.Mi.42) shipping crates, above two photos. Shown here are two German Tellermine 42 (T.Mi.42) shipping or transport crates. These two crates in the QuestMasters Museum collection were made by the German company jdz in 1943. |
| German WWII Stick Grenade M-1924, above photo. Shown here are multiple M-1924 Stick Grenades. The two cases on the left and right of the photo were used to transport 15 Stick Grenades and fuzes. Also shown in the photo are packing boxes for the fuzes. Two versions of the fragmentation sleeve, smooth and grooved, are also shown. The large crate in the center of the photo was shipping large amounts of Stick Grenades. These Stick Grenades, cans and crate were restored by QuestMasters. Three original paint Stick Grenades are shown in the front of the large crate. |
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| United States WWII M2, M2A1, M2A3 and M3 Mines, above photo. Shown here is the M2 Anti-Personnel Mine (left), M2A1 Anti-Personnel Mine (second from left), M2A3 Anti-Personnel Mine (second from right) and M3 Anti-Personnel Mine (right). All four were restored by QuestMasters. Also shown is a M3 Anti-Personnel Mine Crate, R7AEA 1944, which contained 6 Mines, and was produced by Kingsbury Ordnance Plant, Indiana (KOP). Also shown are two rolls of trip-wire (yellow and olive drab) and three M3 Fuze, Tension & Release Mechanism. |
| United States WWII M5 Demolition Bag, above left and right photo. Shown here is the WWII M5 Demolition Bag, also referred to as an Airborne Demolition Bag. This bag, first introduced in 1943, is constructed from multi-colored oil-impregnated waterproof canvas. The khaki leg-ties, shown here tied around the bag for storage, were used to secure the bag to the wearers leg when carried. A carry strap, attached to the top of the bag, was to be worn over the shoulder and has a hook that could be attached to a parachute harness when deployed with airborne troops. The bag contained twenty-four 1/2-pound blocks of TNT, pull and push fuzes, primers, tripwire, detonation cord, friction tape and M2 crimpers. WWII bags were not marked or dated and were produced with pointed side flaps. |
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| British WWII Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank No. 74, Carrying Box, above four photos. The "Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank No. 74", commonly known as the S.T. grenade or simply sticky bomb, was a British hand grenade designed and produced during the Second World War. The grenade was one of a number of ad hoc anti-tank weapons developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard after the loss of many anti-tank guns in France after the Dunkirk evacuation. The carrying box shown above, in the QuestMasters Museum collection, originally contained five grenades and was produced in August 1943. |
| German Stielhandgranate 24 (Sti.Gr. 24), stick grenade, above photo. The German Stielhandgranate 24 (Sti.Gr. 24), or stick grenade, was introduced during the Weimar Republic after the defeat of Germany in WWI. The Stielhandgranate 24 was a replacement to the Stielhandgranate 15, 16, and 17 used during WWI. The Stielhandgranate 24 comprised of a pressed sheet steel charge head that contained the trinitrotoluene explosive. A Sprengkapsel Nr. 8 was inserted into the head of the grenade with a Brennzünder 24 fuze. A pull string attached to a ceramic pull ball passed through the wooden stick. A pressed steel cap at the bottom of the stick protected the ball prior to pulling and arming. Directions for inserting the detonator were stenciled on the side of the grenade head. Although replaced by the Stielhandgranate 43, the Model 24 remained in production through 1945. |
| German Stielhandgranate 24 (Sti.Gr. 24), Kalt (cold weather) stick grenade, above photo. The German Stielhandgranate 24 (Sti.Gr. 24), Kalt or cold weather version, was introduced after the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The freezing conditions on the Eastern Front caused the original Stielhandgranate 24 to fail to ignite the explosive charge. The updated grenade had the letter K stenciled on the head of the grenade for “Kalt”. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection was produced in May 1944. |
| German Nebelhandgranate 39 (Nb.Hgr. 39), smoke stick grenade, above photo. The Nebelhandgranate 39 (Nb.Hgr. 39), smoke stick grenade closely resembles and operates exactly as its high-explosive counterpart. The grenade head is stenciled specifically for identification as a smoke grenade and eight holes are located in the base of the head to allow the smoke to pass through. The handle has 3 horizontal corrugations at the screw cap end to assists in differentiation by touch. The grenade is armed with the Nebel-Brennzünder 38 (Nb.B.Z. 38) 4.5 second fuze. |
| The German Übungs-Stielhandgranate 24 (Üb.Sti.Gr. 24), stick grenade, above photo. The German Übungs-Stielhandgranate 24 (Üb.Sti.Gr. 24), exercise or practice stick grenade, was created to train German service members in the Wehrmacht with handling and throwing the grenade. The grenade head was painted in practice red paint and contained a small charge. The grenade was armed in the same way as all of the other Stielhandgranate 24 variants. The practice charge would detonate and expel smoke through the holes in the grenade head. The grenade was reloadable for reuse. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection is dated 1940. |
| German Brennzünder 24 (B.Z. 24) Fuze Box, above photo. The German Brennzünder 24 (B.Z. 24), or burning fuze Model 1924, was a waterproof metal detonator with a burning time of 4.5 seconds. It was used with the German Stielhandgranate 24 (steel hand grenade or stick grenade Model 1924). The steel box originally contained 15 fuzes, and was made to fit in the storage container for the stick grenades. The M1924 stick grenade was assembled with the detonator in the field. This example, in the QuestMasters Museum collection, was produced in 1937. |
| German Sprengkapsel Nr. 8 (Spr.K. Nr. 8) detonator boxes, above photo. The German Sprengkapsel Nr. 8 (Spr.K. Nr. 8) was the standard detonator used by the Wehrmacht during WWII. It was used in grenades and explosives. For the stick grenade, the detonator was inserted into the main body and then a B.Z. 24 fuze was added. The cardboard box with wood insert, shown on the above left, originally contained 15 fuzes, and was made to fit in the storage container for the stick grenades. The cardboard box on the right contained 100 detonators. |
| German Nebel-Brennzünder 38 (Nb.B.Z. 38) Fuze Box, above photo. The German Nebel-Brennzünder 38 (Nb.B.Z. 38), or burning fuze Model 1938, was a waterproof metal detonator used with the German Nebelhandgranate 39 (smoke hand grenade or stick grenade, Model 1939) with a burning time of 4.5 seconds. The steel box contained 15 fuzes, and was made to fit in the storage container for the stick grenades. The M1939 smoke stick grenade was assembled with the detonator in the field. This example, in the QuestMasters Museum collection, was produced in May 1940. |
| German S.Mine 35, S.Mine 44, and S.Mi 35 Üb., above photo. The German Sprengen Mine 35, or Schrapnellmine, above left photo, contained steel balls and a bursting charge of H.E. It was operated by a contact pressure fuze or by pull igniters with trip-wires and was projected about 4 feet from the ground where it functioned. The radius of the area over which the balls are dispersed extends up to about 200 yards. The German Sprengen Mine 44, or Schrapnellmine, above center photo, is nearly identical to the S.Mi.35, except the fuzing hole is off-center. The German Sprengen Mine 35 Übungs, was a refillable practice mine that did not launch from the ground. The mine was emplaced for practice and when the victim stepped on the practice mine, smoke would discharge through the holes near the top simulating a detonation. The transportation box in the rear of the photo originally contained three mines and is marked for tropical use (Tp). |
| German S.Mine 35 (S.Mi.Z. 35) Fuze Box, above photo. The German Sprengen Mine 35 (S.Mi.Z. 35) fuze instantaneous, mechanical type, 3 3/4 inches long by 3/4 inches in diameter. A round case of aluminum, steel, or bakelite contains a spring-loaded striker held by two steel striker-retaining balls and a safety pin. It was used with the S.Mine 35, or Schrapnellmine. The brown bakelite box originally contained 6 fuzes. This example, in the QuestMasters Museum collection, was produced in August 1938. |
| German Druck-Zünder 35 (D.Z. 35) Fuze Box, above photo. The German Druck-Zünder 35 (D.Z. 35) was an instantaneous, mechanical type, cylindrical pressure fuze/igniter that was used with various demolition charges or mines. The cardboard box with wooden insert originally contained 4 fuzes, and was produced in May 1937. The example shown here in the QuestMasters Museum collection has two brass D.Z. 35B fuzes. Three versions of the fuze were produced: D.Z. 35 aluminum, D.Z. 35B brass, and D.Z.35C plastic. |
| German Zug-Zünder 35 (Z.Z. 35) Pull Fuze Box, above photo. The German Zug-Zünder 35 (Z.Z. 35), or pull fuze 35, consists of a cylindrical brass case containing a spring-loaded striker held by two striker-retaining balls and a safety pin. A percussion cap is located in the base of the fuze. The fuze is 2 7/8 inches long. This fuze is used with mines and booby traps. The steel box which originally contained 15 fuzes. The example in the QuestMasters Museum collection was produced in February 1940. |
| German WWII Zündschnuranzünder 29 (Zdschn.Anz. 29) Fuze Box, above photo. The German Zündschnuranzünder 29 (Zdschn.Anz. 29) is an instantaneous, chemical fuse lighter. It consists of a cylindrical brass case which houses a metal capsule containing a chemical compound. The fuse lighter is 1 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch in diameter. The fuze is used with a prepared charge, smoke grenade or candle, or with a booby trap. The box originally contained 10 fuzes. The example in the QuestMasters Museum was produced in 1937. |
| German WWII Tellerminenzünder 35 (T.Mi.Z. 35) Fuze Box, above photo. The Tellerminenzünder 35 (T.Mi.Z. 35) is an instantaneous, mechanical type fuze. It has a diameter of 1 5/8 inches and a height of 2 1/8 inches. It consists of a cylindrical brass case containing a spring-loaded striker held by a shear pin to a cylindrical housing which is loosely retained in the fuze case by a threaded collar. A percussion cap is screwed into the base of the striker housing. The base of the fuze case is threaded to screw into the fuze well in the pressure plate of the Tellermine 35. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection originally contained six fuzes and was produced in 1940. |
| German WWII Leuchtpistole 34 Flare Pistol, above photo. The German WWII Leuchtpistole 34 Flare Pistol is single shot, break action, smoothbore, flare pistol designed and produced by Walther that was a successor to the earlier Leuchtpistole 26. The flare pistol fired a 26mm cartridge. Also shown here is a bakelite flare cartridge container for six flares. The paper label on the screw-off lid says: Sternsignalpatronen, and was produced in September 1941, with a red star indicating the color of the six flare casings. The red flare cartridges shown here are identified by the four red markings on the sides and bottom of the aluminum cartridge casing. Each cartridge has two dates: Burmester 8.1940, which is the date the cartridge was produced, and Verbrauch bis 30.9.1944, which is the date the cartridge should be used by. This flare pistol in the QuestMasters Museum collection was produced by Erma-Erfurt in 1940. |
| German WWII Leuchtpistole 42 Flare Pistol, above photo. The German WWII Leuchtpistole 42 Flare Pistol is single shot, break action, smoothbore, flare pistol, made of stamped sheet steel, was a successor to the earlier Leuchtpistole 34. The flare pistol fired a 26mm cartridge. Also shown here is a bakelite flare cartridge container for six flares. The paper label on the screw-off lid says: Sternsignalpatronen, and was produced in May 1941, with a blue star indicating the color of the six flare casings. The blue flare cartridges shown here are identified by the four red markings on the sides and bottom of the aluminum cartridge casing. Longer cartridges are also shown with mixtures of red/green dual signals, whistling cartridge, red and red dual signals and a lacquered steel cartridge on the bottom and top center. The yellow projectile cartridge on the far right is the Wurfgranate Patrone 326, which was a small grenade that could be fired from the flare pistol. The projectile had four stabilizing fins at the rear. |
| U.S. Grenade, Hand, Fragmentation, T13 (BEANO), above photo. The T13 Beano Hand Grenade was an experimental grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), which later became the CIA, with assistance from Eastman Kodak Corporation in 1944. Several thousand grenades were produced and fielded through 1945. The T13 Beano grenade used the T5, T5E1 and T5E2 fuze. The final version of the Beano grenade was the T13E1 with T5E3 fuze. A white phosphorus version of the Beano was designed and was designated Grenade, Hand, Smoke, WP (White Phosphorus), T28 (BEANO), and used the T21 fuze. This example marked INERT is in the QuestMasters Museum collection. The T5 fuze is sanitized without any markings. |
| U.S. Grenade, Hand, Offensive, T15 (BEANO), above photo. The T15 Beano Hand Grenade was a further development of the T13 Beano grenade as an offensive spherical impact- detonating hand grenade with a magnesium body. This experimental grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The T15 Beano grenade had a special textured paint finish for a better grip. The grenade used the T14 “strike anywhere” percussion fuze under a protective screw cap. The T15 was not adopted for use before the conclusion of WWII. This example is in the QuestMasters Museum collection is missing the T14 fuze and cap. The grenade is shown with its M193 fiber container that was used to ship the grenade to the field. |
| U.S. Mk. 45 and Mk. 58 Variable Time (VT) Proximity Fuze, above photos. The Variable Time (VT) proximity fuze was designed by Section T of the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, under the direction of Dr. Merle A. Tuve. The VT fuze was designed specifically for the Navy's long-range anti- aircraft guns. The fuze detonated the explosive element of the shell when it reached a specific distance from the target. This was done by emitting and receiving a radio signal to and from the fuze. The Mk. 45 Mod 11 was declared unserviceable and replaced with the Mk. 45 Mod 12. The Mk. 45 fuze was replaced by the Mk. 58 fuze. Both fuzes are externally identical and were designed to be used on the Navy 3”/50 Anti-Aircraft Gun. The VT fuze was issued and used by the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge with great success on various types of shells. The example shown here in the QuestMasters Museum collection is the VT Fuze Mk. 58 Mod 0. |
| German WWII Stockmine 43 (Sto.Mi.43) and Glasmine 43 (Gl.Mi.43), above photo. The German Stockmine (Sto.Mi.43) or stick mine, also called the Betonmine (concrete mine), shown on the left and center of the above photo, was a German anti-personnel mine used during WWII. It consisted of a cylindrical concrete main body on with a short wooden stake. The concrete head contained a small TNT bursting charge, and was embedded with a number of metal fragments mixed into the concrete. The mine was armed with the Z.Z. 35, Z.Z. 42 or Z.U. Z.Z. 35 fuze. The examples shown here in the QuestMasters Museum collection are painted green and tan. The Glasmine 43 (Gl.Mi.43) consists of a glass bowl six inches wide, containing the Sprengkörper 28 explosive charge and a detonator. The top of the mine was covered by a sheet-glass disk 0.25 inches thick, with a molded glass pressure plate. It was armed with the Hebelzünder 44 fuze. |
| German WWII Tellermine 42 (T.Mi.42), above photos. The German Tellermine 42 (T.Mi.42) was a metal-cased anti-tank mine used during WWII. The mine was a further development of the Tellermine 35 and followed by the simplified Tellermine 43. The Tellermine 42 consists of a circular pressed steel main body with a pressure plate in the center. The pressure plate is smaller than the earlier Tellermine 35, which increases the mine's resistance to blast. Two secondary fuze wells are provided for anti-handling devices, one in the side, and one on the bottom of the mine. The mine has a carrying handle on the side. The mine is armed with the Tellerminezünder 42 (Ti.M.Z.42). The example shown here was ground dug and restored by QuestMasters Museum. |
| German WWII Nebel-eihandgranaten 42 (Nb.Eihgr.42), smoke grenade, above photo. The German Nebel-eihandgranaten 42 (Nb.Eihgr.42), or smoke egg hand grenade, was constructed from a two-piece formed steel body with a crimped seam. The bottom contained the smoke compound and was activated with the Zündschnuranzünder 29 (Zdschn.Anz. 29) fuze located on the top. Smoke was expelled from the grenade through the holes located towards the top. This example was restored by QuestMasters Museum. |
| German WWII Blendkörper 2 H (BK 2H), smoke grenade, above photos. The German Blendkörper 2 H (BK 2H) was a glass hand grenade designed for fighting armor. The grenade had a pear shaped glass cylinder and was delivered ready to use packed in cardboard boxes. The glass body was filled with a mixture of titanium tetrachloride and silisium tetrachloride. The internal glass vial was filled with calcium chloride. The mixture reacted with the humidity in the air as the bulb was crushed to form a thick smoke. The primarily use was against the front of armored. The first version of the grenade had a cork of plaster with grooves for better grip, and then later versions had a screw cap made of bakelite. |
| German WWII Brandflasche 42, Molotov cocktail, above photo. The German Brandflasche 42 is a factory produced Molotov cocktail. This incendiary bottle was produced in Germany during WWII. The bottle had finger grooves on the sides for gripping while igniting and throwing. When issued, igniters were taped in these finger grooves for use. Remnants of the tape is visible on the sides of this bottle. The bottle contained a flammable liquid that was ignited with a wick at the top of the bottle. When thrown, the bottle would break and the flame would ignite the liquid contents. This bottle in the QuestMasters Museum collection was ground dug in Germany in 1998. |
| German WWII Zeitzünder für Spruch-buchse 37 (Zt.Z.f.Sp.Bu.37), 1kg and 3kg demolition charge, above photo. The German Zeitzünder für Spruch-buchse 37 (Zt.Z.f.Sp.Bu.37) was a 5-minute mechanical time-fuze in a bakelite case. The Zt.Z.f.Sp.Bu.37 fuze is shown with its cardboard issue box that contained four fuzes. A 1-kilogram demolition charge is shown in the center of a photo and the larger 3-kilogram charge on the right side of the photo. A Knallkapsell, produced by Geka-Werk Offenbach, September 1939, is in the foreground with a Pioneer engineer wrench. The knallkapsell was a small explosive device attached to railway tracks and explodes when the train travels over it. It can be used in conjunction with a larger explosive detonation charge. |
| German WWII Gewehrsprenggranate and Grosse Gewehrpanzergranate, rifle grenades, above photo. The German Gewehrsprenggranate, or rifle high-explosive grenade, used the AZ5071 PD fuze and Grosse Gewehrpanzergranate, or large lifle tank grenade, were produced for use in the Gewehrgranatgerät, rifle grenade equipment, Schiessbecher firing cup for the Mauser 98k rifle. |
| German WWII Eihandgranate 39, egg hand grenade, above photo. The German Eihandgranate 39, egg hand grenade, was a German fragmentation hand grenade introduced in 1939. The grenade was activated by unscrewing the dome-shaped cap of the BZE 39 fuze and pulling the coiled pull-cord. The color of the cap indicated the burning time of the type of fuze fitted. The following colors were used for the fuze cap: red 1-second, blue 4.5-seconds, yellow 7.5 seconds, grey no delay. |
| German WWII 5cm leichter Granatwerfer 36, light mortar, above photo. The German 5cm leichter Granatwerfer 36 (5 cm le.Gr.W. 36) was a light mortar used during WWII. The high explosive shell was painted red with a W.Gr.Z.38 fuze. The mortar had an effective minimum range of 50 meters (55 yards) and maximum range 510 meters (560 yards). A bakelite W.Gr.Z.38 fuze and cans for increment bags are also shown. |
| British No. 36M Mk. I Hand Grenade, and No. I Mk. I Cup Discharger, above photo. This British No. 36M Mk. I Hand Grenade was produced in 1943 with a cast C on the body the manufacturer Chatham Company, Ontario, Canada. The No. 36 Mk. I was introduced in 1918 using the No. 23 Mk. III body with a new-style plug. The No. 36M Mk. I or “Mesopotamian” variant was introduced in the 1930’s with a shellac-coated body designed to keep moisture and humidity out of the detonator’s fuze. The red “X’s” on the body indicate that the grenade is waterproofed. The green painted band indicates that the grenade had an explosive filling of Baratol or Trotyl. The grenade has a gascheck disk screwed to the base for use as a rifle grenade. The disk is marked FW 12-40 for Frost & Woods, Canada, December 1940. The No. I Mk. I Cup Discharger, made by M&C/L, shown on the left, was designed for use with the Lee-Enfield SMLE No. I Mk. III rifle. |
| British No. 69 Mk I Hand Grenade, above photo. The British No. 69 was a hand grenade developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No. 36M "Mills bomb". The shell of the No. 69 grenade was composed entirely of the hard plastic, bakelite, which shattered without producing fragments like a metal bodied grenade. Metal fragmenting sleeves were available to increase the grenade's lethality. The grenade was fielded in August 1942. The red “X” markings stenciled around the body indicate that the grenade is suitable for tropical use (humidity). The green painted band under the middle ring indicated an Amatol 80/20 explosive filling. This example is in the QuestMasters Museum collection and marked DLR-40 on the bottom for the maker Thomas De La Rue, London. |
| German WWII 3,7cm Flak 18 shell casing, above photo. The German 3.7cm, or 37mm, Flak 18 cartridge was used in the German Flak 18, Flak 36, and Flak 37 anti-aircraft guns produced by Germany. The casing type is the 6348 and is marked on the base of the shell casing. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection is made of brass. |
| German WWII 3,7cm Flak 37 3x8 optic, above photo. The German 3.7cm, or 37mm, Flak 37 was an anti-aircraft gun produced by Germany that saw widespread service in WWII. The cannon was fully automatic and effective against aircraft flying at altitudes up to 4,200. This optic in the QuestMasters Museum collection is marked: 3,7cm 37 kjj 3812 Z.F. 3x8 Flak, and was designed for use against ground targets. |
| German WWII 3,7cm Flak optic, above photo. The German 3.7cm, or 37mm, Flak was an anti-aircraft gun produced by Germany that saw widespread service in WWII. This optic in the QuestMasters Museum collection is marked: Flakvisier 33 (erw B) and was used against air targets. |
| German WWII 3,7cm Pak 36 / KwK 36 cartridge, above photo. The German Pak 36 L/45, Panzerabwehrkanone 36, is a 3.7cm, or 37mm, caliber German anti-tank gun used during WWII. It was the main anti-tank weapon of Wehrmacht Panzerjäger units until 1942. This cartridge was also used in the The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 (3.7 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 L/45) was a German 3.7cm cannon used primarily as the main armament of earlier variants of the German Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. The shell casing base is marked 6331. This example of the Panzergranate, Pz.Gr., cartridge was restored by QuestMasters. |
| German WWII Stielgranate 41, above photo. The German Stielgranate 41, or “Steel Grenade Model 1941”, was a shaped charge, fin-stabilized shell, used with the 3.7cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun to give it better anti-tank performance. The 3.7cm PaK 36, was the standard anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht in 1940. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection is dated June 1942. |
| German WWII 3,7cm C/30 Navy shell casing, above photo. The German 3.7cm, or 37mm, SK C/30 was the Kriegsmarine's (German Navy) primary 3.7cm anti-aircraft gun during WWII. It was superseded by the fully automatic 3.7cm Flak 43 late in the war. The SK C/30U gun was modified for use by submarines. All mountings were suitable for use against both air and soft surface targets. |
| German WWII 3,7cm Danish shell casing, above photo. The Danish 3.7cm, or 37mm, Flak cartridge was used in the German Wehrmacht during WWII. This shell casing is made of steel and was produced by Germany for the Danish anti-aircraft gun in German use. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection was produced in 1943 and is marked: 3,7 Flak r – DA. |
| German WWII 30cm Wurfkörper 42 Spreng rocket, above photo. The German 30cm Wurfkörper 42 Spreng was an unguided spin-stabilized artillery rocket developed by Germany and used by the Wehrmacht during WWII. The 30 cm Wurfkörper 42 Spreng was conceptually similar to earlier rockets such as the 15cm Wurfgranate 41 Spreng, 21cm Wurfgranate 42 Spreng, 28cm Wurfkörper 42 Spreng, and 32cm Wurfkörper M F1 50. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection was made by awb in 1944. This rocket was originally painted ordnance tan and then later in black. |
| German WWII 7,3cm Propagandagranate 41 rocket, above photo. The German 7,3cm, or 73mm, Propagandagranate 41 (Propaganda Grenade Model 1941) was constructed of a plastic nose cone which held 200 leaflets weighing .23 kg (8 oz) that were rolled around a coiled spring and a metallic base which held the solid rocket. When the rocket was fired propellant gasses were forced through a steel base plate that had angled venturi drilled in it to impart spin. It was launched from the The Propagandawerfer 41 was a rocket launcher. This example was restored by QuestMasters Museum. |
| German WWII 4cm Bofors shell and clip, above photo. The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 is an anti-aircraft auto-cannon, designed in the 1930's by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. During WWII, the gun was license built in Germany, the United States, and Great Britain. The cartridges and clips were interchangeable. This example in the QuestMasters Museum collection was produced in Germany in brass and is marked for the German 4cm or 40mm Flak 28. It is dated 1941 and marked 4 cm 28 St, Kam43. The German produced aluminum clip is marked jkg 1941. |
| German WWII 7.5cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 shell casings, above photo. The German 7.5cm, or 75mm, leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 (7.5 cm le.IG 18, light infantry gun) was an infantry support gun of the German Wehrmacht used during WWII. Shown here are brass and phosphate coated steel shell casings in the QuestMasters Museum collection. The bottom of the casing is marked 6341 on the brass casing and 6441 St. for the steel version. Also shown here are the bakelite gun powder increment bag containers and the cloth increment bags marked 1 through 4. |
| German WWII Panzerbüchse 39 ammunition box, above photo. The German Panzerbüchse 39, abbreviated PzB 39 (German: "tank hunting rifle model 39"), was a German anti-tank rifle used in World War II. It was an improvement of the Panzerbüchse 38 (PzB 38) rifle. Shown here in the QuestMasters Museum collection is a restored aluminum ammunition box for the PzB39. This example is for the gunners right side ammunition storage and shows battle damage on the side. Each box held ten rounds of ammunition. This example was found in Russia and restored by QuestMasters Museum. |
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| Soviet RGD-33 hand grenade, above photo. The Soviet RGD-33 (Ручная Граната Дьяконова образца 33 года Ruchnaya Granata Djakonova obraztsa 33 goda, "Hand Grenade, Dyakonov design, pattern year 1933") is a dual use (offensive and defensive) stick grenade developed in 1933.The grenade was designed to replace the RG-14/30 which was an improved World War I vintage design, the RGD-33 proved to be overly complex to operate. It was replaced in service with a simpler design, the RG-42, though it remained in service with naval infantry units for the remainder of the war. This example was restored by QuestMasters Museum. |
