German steel made shell case solid relic,maker markings dated 1944 for the flak 36/37/41 the famous 8.8cm anti aircraft and anti tank gun belonging to Luftwaffe 311th Flak battalion recovered from a Lake East of Bastogne from battle of the Bulge 1944-1945

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This is a getting a hard to find item now from the battlefield a German steel made shell case for the flak 36/37/41 the famous 8.8cm anti aircraft and anti tank gun used on all fronts by the German army. The case is steel made with lots of brass wash remains it is in lovely relic and solid condition with a lot of its maker markings that can be seen on the bottom including dated 1944 and waffen stamp it has no holes in it and only one small dent the top neck its pretty straight and would mount a projectile perfectly it is missing its primer in the bottom but the case has been very well cleaned it is perfect to display or any collection, This case was recovered from a lake East of Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45.The shell case comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with map.

The case was recovered from a lake which was used as a dump site for battlefield clearance the area where the lake is, was attacked by the German 26th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of the Panzer Lehr Division.