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    Originally posted by nemps View Post
    today from swamp: Stug III main gun upper carriage.
    That have got to be a heavy piece

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      It is missing one side so it makes it a bit lighter, and i could lift it a bit from ground. I found it already on sommer, I knew there is something big but i cant get it out from a bog. So week ago I take winch and pulled it out, I also pulled out piece from track: 8 ostkette links connected with pins. So this week it began to snow and i take sleigh and pulled carriage out + 4 links, other links left to woods for next time.

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        Help needed to ID this 15 cm muzzle break

        Just found this one in Austria and it appears to be from a Field Howitzer. Does any one know if this type was used on panzers or motorized vehicles?
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          Sometimes. Look at this Marder II.

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            mfd

            Hi

            this muzzle break has sFH marking, so not from the75 mm pak 40 gunon the marder II

            ciao
            Rudi

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              Its a huge muzzle break and 15cm, does that make a difference in your opinion? Thanks

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                Originally posted by frankfp88 View Post
                Its a huge muzzle break and 15cm, does that make a difference in your opinion? Thanks
                Yes. It means you're very strong. :P

                Probably then it's an sFH 18M, which potentially could have been used on a Hummel - see here for an example of a Hummel with a muzzle brake:



                This was the prototype though and it was fond that the muzzle brake wasn't required, so it was removed from production versions. So in all likelihood yours is from an artillery piece.

                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_cm_sFH_18
                Last edited by steverobertsbbc; 11-09-2012, 02:30 AM.

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                  Surely this is a muzzle brake from a 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 artillery piece.

                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10.5_cm_leFH_18/40
                  http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/File%3...%20G1.jpg/-/en
                  http://www.ww2incolor.com/german/ger...30606.jpg.html

                  Tom.
                  Last edited by Tommygunn; 11-09-2012, 03:41 AM.

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                    Originally posted by Tommygunn View Post
                    Surely this is a muzzle brake from a 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 artillery piece.

                    Tom.
                    Not a LeFH18/40 muzzle brake whose wings are thinner and welded to the body. Here they are cast and solid and part of the body
                    But, hey, Tom thanks for that link to that museum in Crimea !

                    For sure that muzzle break is a strange thing !
                    Mbr.f.s.F.H : Mundüngbremse für sFH .... What a pity the rest can’t be read !
                    ......f Sf ... für Selbstfahrlafette ?
                    Gew 42.5 kg : weight
                    bwg 42 + waffemamt stamp

                    Cheers
                    Eric

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                      Thanks for the opinion guys. Its definitly a 15cm and the weight is 142.5 kilos, not 42.5. At any rate, its original and "all" I have to do now is get it to the US. Again, thanks for everyones time in identification and photos. Frank

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                        Hi Frank

                        euh ...this muzzlebreak doesn't weigh 142.5 kg
                        42.5 kg is the correct weight ...actually this already is a bit heavier than most MB's .
                        e.g. : a pak 43 / 88mm muzzlebreak weighs around 30 to 35 kg

                        ciao
                        Bullitt

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                          But well... considering the size...
                          See how huge is the MB on that pic of the Hummel prototype ( compared to the guy standing or compared to the wheel of a PzIV (something Bullit knows) ) ! So the muzzle brake for a 8.8cm or 7.5cm is just a toy compared to it !
                          It makes a good counterweight to the gun !

                          Frank certainly knows the weight as he has to organize transport to the US !

                          My question to Frank: is it worth it ? It's a rare thing but for the moment nobody can tell what it is for ? You can have rare things with a lesser value than more common things but well desired.

                          Cheers
                          Eric

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                            StuH 42?

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                              Nah, the StuH42 is just a baby - 105mm compared to this 150mm giant!
                              Last edited by steverobertsbbc; 11-10-2012, 05:21 AM.

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                                Hi Guys: here are a few more photos. Its a monster and like the one on the Prototype Hummel. I have Panzer 4, Panther, and 10.5 double flange breaks and this is three times the size. Again, thanks for all the opinions.
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