Lot 5103

Description

WWI German 18 pounder shell casing, markings on base, ST (Stark or strengthened case), G/161 (identifier marks), JULI 1917 (date of manufacture), 67% Cu (67% copper), HL (Haniel Leuge of Dusseldorf [maker]), 25 (inspection mark), probably used on the standard German field gun of WWI, the 77x230R Feld Kanone 96; also a trench art vase (14cm high) cast from the brass of shell casings, thin stem with a bulbous base. Fine. (2)