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  • Very rare steel made German 77mm shell case for the 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 dated 1916 it is nice condition recovered case found on the Somme battlefield of 1916-1918

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    This is a very rare to find and very late war made German 77mm steel shell case for the 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 it is in nice condition with some light surface rust but with some original colour in places. The case is complete on the bottom with its nice brass primer but has none of its original markings.The case come from a private collection and was found on the Somme battlefield of 1916-1918. in France. A very relic from the famous western front battlefield.These late war steel case were made because Germany was running out of brass to make shell cases.These steel cases were the for runners of the Famous World War 2 steel shell cases which the Germans used though out most of the war.

    77mm Cannon info — Albert County Museum & RB Bennett Centre