WWII 37mm M3 Anti Tank Gun

[warpath]

WWII 37mm M3 Anti Tank Gun with original paint and unit markings left as found that appears to have been stored and unmolested...A very nice nearly complete gun lacking its breech ring mechanism and a few minor parts.

 

[Garandomatic]

Nice!

[Dirt Detective]

Very cool..would love to have this..

[robinb]

So what's the story? Is it yours?

[warpath]

So what's the story? Is it yours?

 

This is one of several artillery pieces in an old military museum collection of Civil War artillery, WWII vehicles and WWII weapons I obtained recently.

 

[mdk0911]

sweet looking gun!!

[ccyooper]

NIce, should have brought that civil war cannon up to the shoot at Grayling this weekend. Had a great time, I think there were about 32 tubes firing to include an original whitworth.

[Ronny67]

Original paint is really rare. Nice.

[mikie]

Is this an M3 in this photo? My Dad was in an anti-tank company and took this pic during the battle of Okinawa. He sometimes mentioned 37mm guns, so I assumed this was one. But the shield looks different from yours. I think he was on a 37mm gun crew earlier in the war, but was a BAR man during Okinawa. Thanks for showing us yours.

Mikie

[warpath]

Mikie,

 

That looks like a similar gun, but it may just be a later variant or larger size since the barrel looks different with less taper. The lower shield is either in the up position or not there, it's hard to tell.

 

Ed

[Backtheattack]

On the first view on it I would say 57 mm gun.

[Brian Keith]

That is sooo Cool! Our local guard unit, an Anti-Tank Company, went to war with those (WW II). By the time I joined the local unit, it was just a regular infantry company.

BKW

[Linedoggie]

Is this an M3 in this photo? My Dad was in an anti-tank company and took this pic during the battle of Okinawa. He sometimes mentioned 37mm guns, so I assumed this was one. But the shield looks different from yours. I think he was on a 37mm gun crew earlier in the war, but was a BAR man during Okinawa. Thanks for showing us yours.

Mikie

Its a 57mm M1 A/T gun

[mikie]

Thanks everyone for the ID of the gun as a 57mm A1, not an M3. Either one would make one heck of a lawn ornament!

Mikie

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Links to videos firing one of the 37mm anti tank gun

 

https://www.facebook.com/296169303472/videos/10154959311648473/

 

 

 

 

[M24 Chaffee]

That's a great WWII piece! Nice condition. Cool that you can have that in your collection.

 

 

Frank

[tankdriver]

You can always tell the 57mm by the top of the front shield.

 

This one is mine.

 

[phantomfixer]

excellent find and acquisition...the original paint and patina is a rarity in cannons found...is that a range pole on the left rail or a lifting bar?...