![]() This a 1943 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. German, WW2, 1943 Dated 20 mm MK151/20 (20x82) Practice Meinengeschloss (M geschloss) Cannon Round. 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. The projectile retains approximately 60% of its original mid blue painted finish. The side of the cartridge case is stencilled in white along its length 231 6/B 30 MM DUMMY PGU 6/B MHR 8JII0 05. There is no headstamp to the cartridge case but it is stencilled in white 100-86001187. The projectile is held by a long allen bolt through the primer pocket. The steel projectile has a wide nylon driving bands and appears to have a dummy alloy fuse. The alloy cartridge case has a brass coloured lacquered finish with some wear to the case mouth. This is an American drill round for (30x173) GAU-8 7 barrelled Gatling aircraft gun fitted to the Republic A10 tank buster aircraft, produced from 1977 and is capable of firing 4,200 rounds per minute. American GAU-8 (30x173), 7 Barrelled Gatling Aircraft Gun Drill Round. delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Both projectile and cartridge case have no cracks in the necks. The projectile is stamped round its circumference above the copper driving band AR 2f 40 waffenampt 70. The projectile has a copper driving band with a nose profile to resemble to nose fused high explosive projectile for ballistic purposes. Metallwerke GmbH, Tschenstochau) 42 (1942 date) 2f wg waffenampt54. ![]() The laquered steel cartridge case has a percussion primer and is headstamped drv (Eisenhuette Tschenstochau, later HASAG-Eisen- u. 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. Production of the MG 151 in its original 15 mm caliber format began in 1940. 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.
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