75 mm artillery shell, decorated.

French 75 mm shell made of dull brass with an embossed background. Shell is fluted. The shell is decorated with an engraved eagle and "AEF". The numbers "14" and "18" are inscribed next to the engraved AEF and "Worlds War" is inscribed below the eagle. "APO 712" is also inscribed below the eagle. The words "Anna" and "Sister" are inscribed on the shell. The shell has a crown top.

  • OCLC #: 937735810
  • Physical Location: Special Collections — Hunter — REALIA 01901
  • Personal Collection:
    • WWI Hunter Collection
  • Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice: [France] : [Producer not identified], [between 1914 and 1918]
  • Physical Description: 1 shell : brass ; 29 cm in height, 9 cm in diameter
  • General Notes:
    • Title by cataloger.
    • Bottom of the shell has the inscriptions, "75 DE C." and "PDPS 2386L 18."
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