King tigar 88mm shell help

[robinhood]

Hello.
What do folk think of this 88mm shell?
Said to be 1943 dated king tigar shell 88 times 822R .
Thanks for looking .
Appropriate any thoughts
Regards
Rob

[me6_130]

It does look like a Kwk/PaK 43 HE round. Nice condition. Is the paint original?

Carles

[robinhood]

Hi carles
Not sure about original paint? What colour paint was originals?
It's unfired round that was used in pak 43 anti tank.
Thanks for reply
Rob

[me6_130]

German HE shells could be yellow or green. In Kwk40 rounds HE shells are green, so I imagine they would also be with Kwk43 rounds. Yellow might be for LW or FlaK rounds (not sure about that, I'm sure a more knowledgeable member can confirm). Now, that shell of your's looks very shiny and stencils are too clear...so I was wondering if original or repainted...


see these:

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/ordnan...eeded-id-4571/

Carles

[robinhood]

German HE shells could be yellow or green. In Kwk40 rounds HE shells are green, so I imagine they would also be with Kwk43 rounds. Yellow might be for LW or FlaK rounds (not sure about that, I'm sure a more knowledgeable member can confirm). Now, that shell of your's looks very shiny and stencils are too clear...so I was wondering if original or repainted...


see these:

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/ordnan...eeded-id-4571/

Carles

Thank for information carles
It's not mine yet.
The photos are taking from a dealers site.
I will wait and see what anyone else says about this shell before deciding if I offer a price to buy it.
Thanks again carles
Regards
Rob

[jiipee76]

Stencil font does not look original to me.

[robinhood]

Stencil font does not look original to me.

Thank you.
Seems it's less attractive to buy the more I learn about this shell.

[Frans H.]

The casing is a original KWK43 casing. The shell is another story. To me the shell is restored. Paint and stenceling is not original. I added some pictures of mine KWK 43 shell. This is not a HE but AP (armoured piercing). You can see that the paint of the shell is not shining, but dull.

[Frans H.]

Some more.

[robinhood]

Wow frans
Super cool, your very lucky.
The king tiger shell I posted here isn't mine but I was considering buying it. Not buying now as it's not right.
Thank you.
Rob

[robinhood]

Thanks every one for replys ..
Rob

[richardb]

Rob,
I don;t know how much you were being offered for the Kwk43 HE as that will be the decider, an APHE round like the one shown, with the quality of the case would be >£600. The hardest part to find with most German rounds bigger than 50mm is a decent case, not the projectile.

The case body is excellent, and hard to find in that state, the headstamp sadly lets it down. Overall a good case if youre after a display piece.
The projectile is definitely repainted (and well done) and doesn't look like any filler at all from the photos.
Overall Id say £350-400, and on some websites, even higher.
JMHO

[Zünder]

Early HE shells were yellow, later Spgr. 43 were fieldgrey.

Can you get a better picture of the shell, especially of the drivingbands ?
The shell is repainted, but if the price is right, it's not a bad deal, Spgr. Patr. 43 are hard to find.

Zünder,


www.wk2ammo.com

[jiipee76]

And casing also is what makes it interesting...Condition looks nice.

If price is good,i would buy it becouse of the casing alone.

[me6_130]

At the end everything comes back to the price. Sorry but I can't help here as I stick to Kwk40 rounds and those much cheaper.

Carles