Anything to suggest they came from anything else but a Pz IV? I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen any III, StuGs or Jagdpanzer wearing Ostketten tracks...
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Those ostketten came from Stug III Ausf G late. They also had a full set of shürtzen . In region where I dig was left 3 stugs, 2 of them were in same place and where connected with towing cables ( It seems one stug trayed to pull the other from bog) third stug was left about 2 km from those two. All those stugs where cut to scrap metal in 50-s. But in those times there was a big willage, both places are about 300m away from farms. So the locals literally dismantled them completly. But mostly local farmers where interested from nuts and bolt, so they throw many parts in road ditch. From tracks they where mostly interested from pins, links were not interesting for them (Yes they made also owen ceilings from them, found about 20 such ostketten links, with are used for this purpose, but left them mostly in woods, because they are heavely burnt and bent) So links are common find ( in moment I have in my home about 50 good ones and about 10 bent links, also I know a guy who has also about same amount ostketten links from same place and friend of my has also at least 10 links). But pins are rare, I have about 10 of them, but in woods I know places where are still parts of track still connected with pins. I have also found 5 regular track pins, but not a single regular track link.
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Originally posted by frankfp88 View PostHi guys. Got this from the diggers in former East Berlin area. They say it came from a swamp near Berlin from a destroyed Wasp (Wespe). It was badly corrodied and rusty, so I am doing a winter camo restoration. All of the model books and references I have dont show this double flange break on Wasp. Its definitely a 10cm and I trust my diggers that its a wartime piece from 1945. Can anyone help with an ID or steer me to a photo or reference work with this double flange break?
Hi!
Of course this is not a muzzle brake with Wespe. It's from Shtuh
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very nice thread!! and what an items!!!!! i only have two tracks, pzIV and Stug III ostketten, can someone tell how to restore them? i dont know how to do that, they are not in very good condition and i would like to restore them,
what are the steps to keep them clean? they break up when you touch them....
paint or not? apply any kind of varnish???
best
Javi.
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