can any one id this for me plz ?

**gaz30** · 12-09-2012, 08:45 PM

hello
can any one tell me anything about this. i think it was cut from a shell.. not 100 percent sure.

if any one can help would be great.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 12-09-2012, 08:50 PM

Looks like a Trench Art item to me too. I cannot say what it is made from.

Cheers, Ade.

**SteveR** · 12-10-2012, 05:12 AM

Appears to be a small brass gong. I believe it is raised brass. What kind of brass I do not know.

**Walkwolf** · 12-10-2012, 06:45 AM

Yes - pretty sure it's a cymbal/gong as you say Steve, but from here
it looks like it's made of copper.........?

**Gary J** · 12-10-2012, 08:28 AM

Possibly the 155 numbering MIGHT refer to a 155mm shell case ? (Whats the rough diameter of the gong ?)

Gary J.

**gaz30** · 12-10-2012, 09:34 AM

hi again.
thank you all for the replies.
i think copper, but its very heavy. so might be a mix of brass and copper i dont know

gary j yep it's 155mm diameter. what could the other numbers and letters mean i wonder?
also, it's clealy being cut by hand, which isnt so clear in the photo.
there was a similar one on auction site but it had the star of david.
i was wondering if it was made out of a lid for something. did artillary shells come in tins with lids when they was being transported?