German Tiger tank armoured glass vision block with glass damage which comes from around the top hatch in the turret recovered from a Allied post war dump site near the Tiger tank Henschel assembly plant at Kassel in Central Germany after it was captured.

This is a German Tiger tank armoured glass vision block which comes from around the top hatch in the turret it is complete but the glass is broken and cracked but is a nice relic condition block.The glass does have some discolor and damage it still has its outer case frame attached which held it to the tank it is in nice relic condition it has no paintwork remains it is rusty but solid it has been very well cleaned it is perfect for display or  any collection.It is a rare find from the battlefield especially such a recognizable part that can be placed directly on the Tank.This vision block was recovered from a Allied post war dump site near the Tiger tank Henschel assembly plant at Kassel in Central Germany after it was captured.The vision block comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards.

Tiger I tank production at Kassel ran from July 1942 to August 1944, with 1347 built. After this Henschel built 490 Tiger IIs until the end of the war, with the last 13 produced between the 1st and 4th April 1945 and handed directly over to the German forces defending Kassel.

The Henschel plant at Kassel was a target for Allied bombers and was nearly completely destroyed. In one raid between September 22 and October 7, 1944, 95 percent of the plant's floor area was destroyed, which is estimated to have caused the loss of 657 Tiger IIs in production.

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