WW II German artillery shell with raised emblem. Can anyone identify?

[jim cross]

My dad was in WW II and among many other items he brought home is this artillery shell. The raised emblem has the words "GOTT MIT UNS" (God with us) and what appears to be the British crown in the middle. The shell is approximately 3-3/4" tall and has a diameter of 1-1/2" at the throat. Can anyone give me some information on this?

[rbminis]

Hello and welcome to the forum!
This is known as "trench art"
Creating items like this are what soldiers did to pass the time while they were "NOT" fighting. The "GOT MIT UNS" disc is the front roundel from an Imperial German buckle.
Sorry, can't help you with the casing.
Ralph.

[Spitace41]

Hi. As stated, the emblem is the centre of an imperial German belt buckle. The shell case will be from a 37mm cannon from the First World War era although I don't recognise the headstamp (with the Lot. No. Could be British or US?). This was a pretty common shell case to make trench art with, I suppose for it's small, handy size.

[jim cross]

Thank you both for the information. I did find a photo of the Imperial German belt buckle and it does have the same emblem.
Regards,
Jim

[Horst]

Heres a WWII shell that took a lot of work to complete-

Horst