4 CM KANON VZ36

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The 4 cm kanón vz. 36 was a Czechoslovak fortress anti-tank gun designed in 1935 and manufactured by Škoda Works. It was developed specifically for use in Czechoslovakia’s pre-war border fortifications, with more than 200 guns installed by September 1938.

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Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, the weapons were seized by the Wehrmacht and redesignated as the 4.7 cm Pak K 36(t). They were subsequently used in German fortifications, including coastal defenses along the Atlantic Wall.

This particular piece was manufactured for the Wehrmacht.

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The 4 cm kanón vz. 36 was a Czechoslovak fortress anti-tank gun, used in the country's border fortifications. Despite the name, its calibre is 47 mm. Škoda designed it in 1935 and built it until 1939. It was planned in two variants: the L1, coupled with a vz. 37 machine gun, and the Q, a gun without the machine gun. 222 guns were in the fortress bunkers by September 1938. After the occupation, the Wehrmacht took over the guns. The casemate version was designated 4,7 cm Pak K 36(t), the K standing for Kasematte. The Germans removed the guns together with their armoured ball mounts and embrasures and refitted them in Atlantic Wall defences. Special Regelbau designs were built for it. Collectors should not confuse it with the wheeled 4.7 cm Pak 36(t), the field gun based on the vz. 36/38. That is a separate weapon with a different carriage. The fortress gun is identified by its fixed mounting, cradle, semi-automatic breech and sealing ball mount, which suited it to a bunker embrasure.

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