rem700 Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hi all I wonder , can anyone identify these shell cases ?? They are around 75mm in width at the projectile end And stand 9in tall What were they fired from ? And by who Having a clear out soon so would be nice to know what to advertise them as Thanks for any info in advance Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Almost certainly from a German 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 The logo on the second one is that of the Artillerie Werkstatt Dresden. "St" means "strengthened", the number following is the lot number of the ammo. Apr 1915 and Dezb 1916 are obviously the dates of manufacture. maximus otter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBoy69 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 As mentioned, these are cases from World War One for the German Army's 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art. In English this means 'Field gun (cannon) 96 new model'. HL is the brass manufacturer's mark, Haniel Luege Düsseldorf, with the 21 underneath being the inspection mark.St. is short for the German word Stark, which as previously mentioned means strengthened and refers to a stronger design (thicker walls) of the case.KARLSRUHE PATRONENFABRIK is the manufacturer Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe. In English this means 'Ammunition Factory Karlsrure'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyw2 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 As mentioned, these are case from World War One for the German Army's 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art. In English this means 'Field gun (cannon) 96 new model'. HL is the brass manufacturer's mark, Haniel Luege Düsseldorf, with the 21 underneath being the inspection mark. St. is short for the German word Stark, which as previously mentioned means strengthened and refers to a stronger design (thicker walls) of the case. KARLSRUHE PATRONENFABRIK is the manufacturer Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe. In English this means 'Ammunition Factory Karlsrure'. How did I know you'd know that Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBoy69 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 How did I know you'd know that Mark It's my job to know such things! Well, at least were to find the info from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rem700 Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thanks for your help, Did a bit of research myself now I know where to start looking. Had a look at that Field Gun and saw that it had an effective range of just over 5km ATB Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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