Complete German carry tube for 10.5cm hollow charge projectile,over painted properly used by the 26th Volksgrenadier Division it was found in the Village of Bras near Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45.

This is a Complete German carry tube for 10.5cm hollow charge projectile which is not relic condition better then that.The tube is complete but has been over painted green with original paintwork still underneath might be possible to strip of the green paintwork.The tin has a few dents nothing to bad and on the inside of the tin it has its original red paintwork very clear to see. The tube complete with its lid which still opens and closes and locks but not quite properly.The tube is overall in very nice condition with only some very light surface rust in a few places and no rust holes it is 21 inches long and a very rare to find from the battlefield in such good condition. The tube was properly used by the 26th Volksgrenadier Division it was found in the Village of Bras near Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45.The tube comes with A5 laminated information cards with pictures. 

The German 26th Volksgrenadier Division occupied the village and on the 13th January 1945 they were the last German soldiers occupying the village of Bras near Bastogne at the end of the Battle of the Bulge. On the following day the village of Bras was liberated, and a historic meeting took place when the American forces linked up with the British forces and drove the Germans back into Germany.

The 26. Volksgrenadier-Division was formed in September 1944 on the training ground Warthelager near Posen from 26th Infantry Division and manpower from the partially formed 582 Volksgrenadier Division It was sent to the western front and saw action in the Ardennes suffering heavy losses. The remains of the division went into captivity in the Harz Mountains in April 1945.