French 75mm
Brought this one the other day and is what I believe to be a French 75mm QF shell case am I correct in this summation it is pictured next to a No.2 2Pdr with a 303 cartridge for scale. D E C meaning?
I gather the 18 is the year it also has a very slight taper starting @3" from the case mouth I.D 75mm OAL 347mm Cost me $40/Au from that site, which I think was a steal.
I am leaving the coating on it as its not to bad and getting it off will ruin what patina is underneath.
Managed to get the I.D of the shell case;
DE C = Canon 75 de Campagne (75mm field gun)
ATE = made in Toulouse
345L 18 = 345th batch of 1918
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