What's this 1917 shell casing, more exactly?
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What you have is a casing from a 77mm German field artillery piece, possibly like this:
Some of the stamps:
- St: Strengthened case
- HL: Haniel Luege Düsseldorf (brass factory)
- 25: Inspection Mark
not sure yet on the G(may indicate maker Geschossfabrik), and 36 may be lot number. März 1917, of course, would be the date.
some sites to look:
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Just adding a little detail, it is MÄRZ 1917 (A with umlaut), the two dots over the A are a part of the text and not an accident.
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