Lauren Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Hello, please can I ask for your help! Massively got into trench art and collecting it. But struggling with identifying some pieces. Anyone know what these identification marks mean? One says: 75 DE C MGM 217L 16 USA other one says: 75 DE C PD.Ps 923L 16R thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Welcome to the forum. Being casually acquainted with such things these look quite modern with the 75 representing a 1975 year of manufacture. If so they will be outside the scope of this forum which is WWI and this may be locked. If you have any Great War trench art to show, please do share. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 3 minutes ago, depaor01 said: Welcome to the forum. Being casually acquainted with such things these look quite modern with the 75 representing a 1975 year of manufacture. If so they will be outside the scope of this forum which is WWI and this may be locked. If you have any Great War trench art to show, please do share. Dave They are French 75mm shell casings, ie WW1 period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted 28 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Thank you both for your response! Are we thinking they are WW1 then? I do have some other pieces which I believe come from French towns from possibly ww1. I’ll attach images for your opinions. the markings on the bullet base one reads: 37-85 DP 118 (and then a symbol) thank you again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 I'm learning here all the time! The concentric circles on the second one convinced me they were later. So yes, WW1 it seems. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey McLean Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Hello, Lauren - Your shell cases are WWI; they were manufactured in 1916 for the French 75mm field gun. The top shell case was manufactured in the United States (under contract for the French) and the bottom shell case was manufactured in Paris. Regards, Torrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 ‘DE C’ signifies Canon 75 de Campagne i.e. the French M.1897 quick firing field gun. ’MGM’ is Manufacture Générale de Munitions the other casing, indicated by ‘C’ was manufactured by Compagnie française des métaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 22 minutes ago, depaor01 said: I'm learning here all the time! The concentric circles on the second one convinced me they were later. So yes, WW1 it seems. Dave Think it's a spiral, where a lathe turner ran a facing tool across the rotating case head from rim to centre, prior to stamping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted 28 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Thank you so much for all your help! I’m fascinated by all this and cannot wait learn more. Can anyone let me know what these markings mean: 37-85 DP 118 (And then a symbol) thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 21 minutes ago, Lauren said: Thank you so much for all your help! I’m fascinated by all this and cannot wait learn more. Can anyone let me know what these markings mean: 37-85 DP 118 (And then a symbol) thank you! Hi, possibility a 37mm pompom round; a photograph would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted 28 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Please see images below. Hard to get images due to the way the trench art has been made. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14276265 Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 A case for the 37mm mle1885 common shell, made by DuPont de Nemours, US, Lot number 118. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 1 hour ago, Lauren said: Please see images below. Hard to get images due to the way the trench art has been made. Thank you Hi, 6265 has given chapter and verse above, here’s what your casing would look like when in use. The 37mm Pompom guns were used by Britain, France and Germany in a range of uses including anti-aircraft and naval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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