I have just been informed that the pak 40 owned by Bob Hiestand of Hanover PA was stolen from his property last week. Bob is a WW2 German reenacter, but is currently serving overseas. His wife called me to let me know this had happened and asked if I could get the word out. The gun does not fire at this time and was being restored before Bob left. Witness's say the several people showed up with a "flatbed" and rolled the gun onto it. It was taken on the 4th of July.
I have not seen the gun for over a year however I do remember that if you looked at the gun from the front, you see 2 "Hits' on the left shield near the top, there is a crack running between the 2 impacts about a foot long. Some info that Bobs wife has tends to point the finger at other WW2 German reenacters from PA.
If you hear of anything connected to a "newly found" pak 40, please contact me at
northland@sympatico.ca
I will try to get more info about the gun.
Please spread the word
Thank you
Dean Owen