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Accession Number NWHRM : 1438

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German 13mm cartridge cases from anti-tank gun, 1914-1918

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The 13mm round was manufactured by Polte in Magdeburg. It would also have been used in the Tank und Flieger machine guns to be issued if the war had continued into 1919. This round inspired John Browning who was then designing a heavy machine gun which is still in use today as the 50 calibre M2.

Department Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum
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