75mm trench art shell
hello all...just wanted to share one of my pieces that i have had for quite awhile....it is what I believe to be a German 75mm shell belonging to a Frenchmen
it has a nice patina so it's a little difficult to photograph and it will NEVER be polished
the motif's are a long stemmed rose, the gallic rooster on top of a pickelhaube with a "souvenir de guerre" script
left side
at the bottom of the rooster is a spot which is engraved " Merckem"...a village in Flanders near Ypres
hard to read - "Merckem"
the rose...also a spot for an engraved name but unfortunately(?) it is blank...
right side
close-ups
headstamp - manufactured March 1915 by Rheinische Munitionsfabrik Dusseldorf
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