Rare late war made German 77mm steel shell case with projectile fired by Feldkanone 96 recovered in 2014 from pit of buried equipment near in the village of Gueudecourt defended by the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division during battle of the Somme 1916

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This is a Rare late war made German 77mm steel shell case with projectile fired by 7.7cm Feldkanone 96 .The steel shell case has no markings on the base and some rust holes but has a brass primer the projectile case is complete with its brass driving band which is still the brass colour the case its self been well cleaned it does have some damage around the neck and it is missing its fuse the projectile goes in and nout of the case very easily and both have been very well cleaned and is completely empty and inert and overall perfect condition for display and rare for any collection.The shell was recovered in 2014 from pit of buried equipment near in the village of Gueudecourt defended by the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division during battle of the Somme 1916.The shell was recovered in 2014 from a pit of buried equipment in what was a German trench line near the village of Gueudecourt this area was defended by the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division part of the German 2nd Army during the battles of September-October 1916 on the Somme a very nice and rare relic from the famous Somme battlefield of 1916 1918.The shell comes with A5 laminated information card.