47 mm Breda Cannone da 47/33 Modello 35 Anti Tank Gun (Italy)

Light anti tank gun, with horizontal sliding breech block, and with folding split trail. The trail is split into two legs, each of two parts. The front part which is secured to the carriage, is hinged to the rear part in such a way that the legs can be splayed. Tubular shafts for horse draught are hinged near the end of each rear leg. They are folded inside the leg when not in use. A circular metal support plate, attached to front of the carriage, is used when the equipment is in action without wheels. The wheels are stamped steel with solid rubber tyres. The axles are attached to the trail with leaf springs. The entire gun is painted in its original dark tan finish. The breech assembly is unpainted, and has a dark brown oxidised appearance.

Based on an original Austrian design, the Cannone da 47/32 M35 was an Italian licensed-produced anti-tank/infantry field gun for the Army. It fired a 47mm HEAT (High-Explosive, Anti-Tank) and AP (Armor-Piercing) projectile capable of penetrating light-class vehicles. The gun made up the main armament of the guns in the Autoblinda AB 41 armored car, the Carro Armato M15/42 Medium Tank and the Semovente 47/32 Self-Propelled Gun. Elevation range was -15 to +56 degrees with a 62-degree limited traverse (using the supplied hand wheels). Muzzle velocity was 2,065 feet per second when using the standard AP round. Maximum range was out to 7,700 yards and armor penetration of 58mm could be reached out to 1000 meters with an armour piercing projectile.


In German service the guns were designated as 4.7cm PaK 177(i) - the lowercase "i" to indicate their Italian origins.

Barrel is 32 calibres long. The role of this weapon was as both an anti-tank and Infantry close support gun. This weapon is of an Austrian Boehler design and was introduced in 1935. Rate of fire was about 10 rounds per minute with a trained crew. Many were captured in the Western Desert and some moved to Malaya to out-fit Anti-tank units there.