Lorre Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April (edited) Hello all, Surching for some info on these shells. I think they are WW1 German 37 mm Hotchkiss and that AWS - Artillerie Werkstatt Spandau is. Not sure about the dimensions, don't have the shells in my possesion. Would like to know what DEBR means. Thank You. Edited 5 April by Lorre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippingsteel Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April I think you will find the DEBR = December and made in the year as shown ie.1887 and 1888 so they definitely are pre-WW1 shell cases. Cheers, SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April Correct, my understanding that the shells weren’t marked with month in a lot of armies as a numeral to avoid supply issues with less literate troops - getting mixed up between the month and year and various other markings. Hence 1888 and 1889 marked as full years, so no one confused it for a 88mm ect. kind regards g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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