WW2 GERMAN 3.7CM STIELGRANATE 41 FOR THE 3.7CM PAK CANNON.

This is a very nice WW2 German 3.7cm Stielgranate 41 for the Pak 3.7cm, with original paintwork and stencilling, this one is dated 1942 as well as the fuze being dated 1942. UK sales only.As the years of W.W.II progressed, the Germans were faced with an ever increasing armour threat, especially on the Russian Front against the T-34 tank. The German 3.7cm PAK (Panzerabwehrkanone) 36 anti-tank gun was in wide spread use but became increasingly ineffectual against tanks by 1941.While newer and more effective anti-tank guns were in production, distribution of those was another matter. Nor could they afford to just abandon the many PAK 36's in the field. Besides, it was still an effective light field gun. It is far easier to upgrade ammunition than the field piece and so was born the 3.7cm Stielgranate 41 (a.k.a. 3.7cm Aufsteck Geschoss - 'Attached Projectile').