Jock Auld Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Guys,This is made from a shell case for a 4cm weapon system.Any ideas on the country of origin?CheersJock) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 (edited) JockThe crown with the bent cross is on top is the Holy Crown of the Kingdom of Hungary. So presumably your shell came out of an arsenal in the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [i'm assuming WWI vintage for the shell.]Peter Edited September 7, 2013 by peter monahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Auld Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Peter,thanks for the steer!It is dated 1940 but I presume still possible?Thanks again!Jock:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Absolutely - there was 2nd war trench art too, just not as common because, on most fronts, there wasn't the same situation of months and months of sitting around, but the war did last 5 years, so some of the boys had time to get really bored too! Glad I could help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auseklis Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Since it is for a 40mm Bofors AA-Gun, you can rule out WW1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Auld Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Thanks Guys Jock:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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