{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-inert-light-infantry-7-5cm-le-ig-18-artillery-round-shell-7-5-cm-leichtes-infanteriegeschutz-18-dated-1941","title":"Original German WWII Inert Light Infantry 7.5cm le.IG 18 Artillery Round \u0026 Shell - 7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschutz 18 - Dated 1941","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. The 7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 (7,5 cm le.IG 18) was an infantry support gun of the German Wehrmacht used during World War II. Development of the gun began in 1927, by Rheinmetall. The crew was protected by an armoured shield. There was a mountain gun variant, the 7.5 cm le.GebIG 18. For transport, the mountain variant could be broken down into six to ten packs, the heaviest weighing 74.9 kg. These were typically assigned at two to each mountain battalion. Six 7.5 cm le.IG 18F were manufactured in 1939. These were airborne guns, capable of being broken down into four 140 kg loads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airborne variant had smaller wheels and no shield. There was also an infantry support gun, known as the 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz L\/13 and designed as a replacement for the le.IG 18, which could be broken into four to six loads. However, though prototypes were tested, the German army felt that it did not improve on the existing design sufficiently to merit introduction and the army stayed with the earlier gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely example of a 7.5cm round \u0026amp; casing which has had a small wooden block placed in the shell to help it display better. It is marked on the fuze:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDopp ZS\/60 Geb.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehhj 1941\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis indicates 1941 manufacture by \u003cstrong\u003eGebr. Thiel-Seebach GmbH\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ruhla, Thuringia, a known maker of artillery fuzes. The bottom of the casing is marked:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14 III 7\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP 1939\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6359 St.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeb. G. 36\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe projectile has lost much of its original paint and has heavy oxidation. The projectile is a bit loose in the shell, so someone added a small block of wood. There is heavy wear across the shell as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very nice example, ready for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42512796549189,"sku":"ONJR24FESS060","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR24FESS060__01.jpg?v=1741982924","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-inert-light-infantry-7-5cm-le-ig-18-artillery-round-shell-7-5-cm-leichtes-infanteriegeschutz-18-dated-1941","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}