tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post6025053177020725512..comments2024-03-28T22:10:41.636-07:00Comments on Archduke Piccolo: A Mystery Anti-Tank GunArchduke Piccolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-5809131160494577562013-11-30T04:37:47.938-08:002013-11-30T04:37:47.938-08:00I also found the "kit" it came in - see ...I also found the "kit" it came in - see my post - and on the box it is called an Anti-tank Gun 50mm.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-36995993159198945332013-11-30T04:25:45.997-08:002013-11-30T04:25:45.997-08:00I've posted my wild guess: http://onesidedmini...I've posted my wild guess: http://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/mystery-anti-tank-gun.html<br /><br />7.5cm Pak 50Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-31128128274162278812013-11-27T04:29:10.460-08:002013-11-27T04:29:10.460-08:00That was the 7.5cm IG 37 (even though it was intro...That was the 7.5cm IG 37 (even though it was introduced in 1944). I have to quote a lovely tidbit from Hogg: "One of the interesting features of this weapon was the Allies' discovery on the first captured specimens of the Soviet star impressed into the shield. This caused a certain amount of speculation in intelligence circles before it was discovered that the carriages had originally been sold to Russia in prewar days, complete with the 3.7cm gun; they had then been used by the Russians, captured by the Germans on the Eastern front and then cannibalised to provide carriages for the new gun."<br /><br />Talk about recycling...!<br /><br />Cheers, DaveDaveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707036473168150957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-25308712978882254382013-11-26T19:50:33.523-08:002013-11-26T19:50:33.523-08:00Tasty bit of info here Ion! Cheers.Tasty bit of info here Ion! Cheers.Paul Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624335534094164830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-71007694072798926052013-11-26T17:13:37.017-08:002013-11-26T17:13:37.017-08:00Oh, by the way, I made a very useful discovery in ...Oh, by the way, I made a very useful discovery in my searches. The Germans produced a 7.5cm infantry gun with the same carriage and gun-shield as the PaK35/36. Very handy modification if one has more 37mm anti tank than one knows what to do with!Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-68164745986157278102013-11-26T17:11:22.493-08:002013-11-26T17:11:22.493-08:00Actually, I did see it, and then did a bit more hu...Actually, I did see it, and then did a bit more hunting, without much result. This comment provoked me to look further and at last I found some really useful information. Expressing the search in a slightly different way seems to have given me a more focused response.<br /><br />Yes the gun shield on the 42mm PaK41 was very similar to that of the PaK35/36, but it was not the same, and had a significantly lower profile. As such I can see how the left-facing elevation view (as in the penultimate pic above) could have misled me without actually being incorrect. Well, I did express some doubts about it.<br /><br />Where does that leave us? Clearly the only real problem is the gun shield. At that it might be (have been) employable elsewhere. It may be possible to modify the existing shield. Alternatively, I can remove them and scratchbuild something more appropriate.<br /><br />Thanks Dave, for the alert.<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-46167101187707979592013-11-26T16:25:10.957-08:002013-11-26T16:25:10.957-08:00Ion, you probably saw my post on Paul's blog. ...Ion, you probably saw my post on Paul's blog. The 4.2cm Pak 41 was VERY similar to the 3.7cm Pak. The carriage was virtually identical (slightly different suspension), minor differences in the breach, slightly longer gun and a double skin shield (but still similar in profile to the 3.7cm). Hogg's German Artillery of World War Two has several pictures from different angles. From your own picture the Eidai or ARII model looks nothing like the 3.7cm Pak.<br /><br />Cheers, DaveDaveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707036473168150957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-59609980998388076772013-11-26T14:26:27.192-08:002013-11-26T14:26:27.192-08:00From memory those little guns were indeed Eidai. ...From memory those little guns were indeed Eidai. I stll have the box they came in (accommodating figures or something). I don't see any actual identification of the gun model itself.. A lot of these Eidai and Hasegawa kits, though not the most challenging or accurate models around, did come with some very handy accessories, such as these guns, plus panzerfaust and/or panzerschreck as well. Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-86012974897724320792013-11-26T04:06:16.216-08:002013-11-26T04:06:16.216-08:00Edai perhaps?Edai perhaps?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-17336178421253006792013-11-25T17:34:54.216-08:002013-11-25T17:34:54.216-08:00It was really the size - or lack of it - that had ...It was really the size - or lack of it - that had me going. Were it bigger I would have said 'PaK38' and left it at that.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-70563805095564234432013-11-25T15:59:18.876-08:002013-11-25T15:59:18.876-08:00good to see you've found what to do with those...good to see you've found what to do with those mystery guns. must say that without much detail it was easy to confuse them with loads of things.Daisy Gowan Ditchburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476802587483833107noreply@blogger.com