Sale Price:
£45.00
Original Price:
£55.00
This is a lovely condition battlefield relic which is a German 77mm brass shell case with a lot of discolor. The case still retains some of its brass colour but is very dark and discolored also green in places. The case is complete on the bottom with some of its original markings and is dated August 1918 not all clear to see and is perfect for display or any collection and very rare to get recovered from the battlefield in this good a condition and is empty and inert. The case was fired by the 7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 field gun comes from a private collection on the Somme.The case was recovered from the battlefield of the battle of Amiens fought in August 1918 during the 100-day advance..The case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and pictures.
On 8 August 1918, British and Imperial force in co-operation with the French, launched a major attack against the Germans astride the River Somme, east of the city of Amiens. The stunning achievement on the first day of this battle was the beginning of the period known as the ‘Hundred Days’ (8 August – 11 November 1918) in which the battlefield successes of the armies of Britain, France, the United States and their allies finally forced Germany to sue for an armistice, which eventually led to the end of the war.
Victory in the battle was achieved by a coalition of forces from several nations. Most prominent in the British Fourth Army’s attack were the Australian Corps and the Canadian Corps.
This is a lovely condition battlefield relic which is a German 77mm brass shell case with a lot of discolor. The case still retains some of its brass colour but is very dark and discolored also green in places. The case is complete on the bottom with some of its original markings and is dated August 1918 not all clear to see and is perfect for display or any collection and very rare to get recovered from the battlefield in this good a condition and is empty and inert. The case was fired by the 7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 field gun comes from a private collection on the Somme.The case was recovered from the battlefield of the battle of Amiens fought in August 1918 during the 100-day advance..The case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and pictures.
On 8 August 1918, British and Imperial force in co-operation with the French, launched a major attack against the Germans astride the River Somme, east of the city of Amiens. The stunning achievement on the first day of this battle was the beginning of the period known as the ‘Hundred Days’ (8 August – 11 November 1918) in which the battlefield successes of the armies of Britain, France, the United States and their allies finally forced Germany to sue for an armistice, which eventually led to the end of the war.
Victory in the battle was achieved by a coalition of forces from several nations. Most prominent in the British Fourth Army’s attack were the Australian Corps and the Canadian Corps.
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