Original Item: Only one Available. This is a fantastic totally inert -BATF compliant 75mm M72 Armor Piercing round (shell and casing) for the Sherman Tank, M1 75mm Pack howitzer, and other 75mm guns. It is in very good condition, and is one of the first examples that we have had! Please note that it is not available for export.

The shell still retains much of the black paint, and is in very good condition. The copper obturation ring still shows a 1942 date next to 75MM M72. There is also what looks to be a LOT number, but we can no longer read it. The shell is seated in an original brass shell casing, correctly marked 75MM. M18 on the bottom over the lot number. On the other side of the ignition primer it is maker marked and dated C.B. &. C. CO. 1942. It is also stenciled with SUPER on the side and the bottom. Together with the shell it measures approximately 20 1/2 inches in overall length, and the projectile can be removed from the casing, though it takes a bit of wiggling.

In great shape, totally inert and ready to display!

The 75 mm gun was the standard American gun mounted to a mobile platform during World War II. They were primarily mounted on tanks, but were also mounted on the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft. There were five variants used during the war: M2, M3, M4, M5, and M6. They were considered the standard American tank guns. The M2 and M3 were used on the M3 medium tank, the M3 was used on the M4 Sherman tank, and the M6 was used on the M24 Chaffee light tank. The M3 was also used on Medium Tank M7. The M4 variant was fitted on some North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft.