Neil81 Posted 11 February , 2021 Share Posted 11 February , 2021 Evening all, Recently came across the two following items, while clearing out my parents loft. The lighter i know isn't WW1 because of the date stamped on the main cartidge, don't know about the base, took it apart to clean it and get working again, I would like to identify the base and the main shell if possible, but i digress, the main shell case is roughly 90mm across the bottom and roughly 230mm high, I say roughly because it's not very easy to be accurate because of the splayed out top. Also on the casing is a picture one one side and the words Cambrai on the other side sorry can't see them clearly in the pics, i've attached a pic of the bottom, and from what i can gather it's a German shell possibly from 7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 and Feldkanone 16 St = Strengthened case 277 = LOT number HL = Haniel Luege Düsseldorf (brass factory), G = inspector 31 = Inspection mark 67%Cu=Composition ? Nov 1917= month and year of manufacture I just wondered if someone is able to confirm this for me Many Thanks Neil p.s. do i clean the shell or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 11 February , 2021 Share Posted 11 February , 2021 45 minutes ago, Neil81 said: 7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 and Feldkanone 16 St = Strengthened case 277 = LOT number HL = Haniel Luege Düsseldorf (brass factory), G = inspector 31 = Inspection mark 67%Cu=Composition ? Nov 1917= month and year of manufacture Welcome to the forum Neil, I think you've done pretty well identifying the case yourself. 67%Cu is the copper content of the brass used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil81 Posted 11 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 11 February , 2021 Thanks Jay, bit of digging and found another site a great help identifying, be nice to know if it was used during the battle Cambrai, age and date of the case is the right era, could possibly be "trench art". Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrinvs Posted 11 February , 2021 Share Posted 11 February , 2021 HL31 = inspected and passed by inspector 31 at the Hauptlaboratorium, Ingolstadt, Bavaria. G = manufactured by Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Geisslingen. Baden-Wurttenberg. It was probably made as a battlefield souvenir for tourists after WWI and may or may not have anything to do with the Battle of Cambrai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil81 Posted 11 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 11 February , 2021 Thanks for the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 14 February , 2021 Share Posted 14 February , 2021 I've posted this link before but it is an interesting read.... https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249632140_Bodies_of_Metal_Shells_of_Memory_'Trench_Art'_and_the_Great_War_Recycled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil81 Posted 14 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2021 Thanks for that trajan, definitely a interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 16 February , 2021 Share Posted 16 February , 2021 It is indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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