Request for Identification !
We decided to jump in the Forest last weekend using my notes from year 1964 done while running in the area for old War material. In this area of the Krinkelterwald I noticed in the past 18 garbages holes (trou poubelle) hole that were created and used by the armies to drop all the garbages laying around.
The note (I was 9 years old in 1964) stated : old strange barrel infantry gun or destroyed small tank, probably Italian.
We opened already (1970’s) one hole from the list in the area and it was full of World Wat Two French Smoke and Explosive Hand Grenade as well as Italian Offensive Hand Grenades used by the German during the Winter Offensive of December 1944, but an Italian Gun (37 MM) remains a strange thing to find.
To help you, there are the photos we did after getting that gun out of the ground.
Gunter G. Gillot Jr, born 1955 Aachen, Germany, Belgian Citizen, and one of the best in the area : US World War Two Military Photos, Movies, Ammunitions and Militaria. As, Charles B. McDonald, one of America's top Military Historian and World War Two Veteran said once to me : Gunter, now ya gonna tell me how do you managed to know the thing as well as a veteran that fought in the Battle of Bulge ! This is as amazing as incredible.
