Stijn David Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hello, Yesterday i received 2 old familiy pieces. Namely 2 German Shells from the WWI period. I will post pictures as soon as i have some, one shell has the following markings:OKT. 1917 (most probably date of production?)StG 24667 % Cu.HL25Any idea's on what these markings do mean? Also, wich calibre was this shell for? The shell is also engraved (so called trench art + quite common in Belgium for the direct after war years) with flower motives and the Dutch text " Aandenken van den oorlog 1914-1918 " or transliterated in Englisch " A remembrance from the War 1914-1918 "Cordial greetings + thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stijn David Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hello, And here is a scan from the markings. I have measured the shell and it points in the direction of 75 mm. Cordial greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 That looks like the base of a German 77 mm shell case.Can we see the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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