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77mm GERMAN SHELL CASE WW1


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I purchased a ww1 German 77mm shell case on Monday at the

Good-wood antiques and collectors fair on Monday ,

an explanation of the markings on this German 77mm shell case
POLTE MAGDEBURG = the cartridge manufacturer
The number 14 refers to the batch number in which that shell came from,
Sp252 =Control/inspection mark for Patronenfabrik Polte Magdeburg
AUG 1916= The month and year of manufacture...
And marked on the primer,
F r i e d Krupp A.G = Friedrich Krupp AG, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century,
it just goes to show how much information can be gleaned
from the markings on an old shell..................

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