Brian Keith
Well-Known Member
If you like Trench art type things, (I do), here is a nice artillery shell lamp. I dont know what the shells are, so I came here. It would be difficult to take apart, so Ill try to get an ID on the smaller one if possible without disassembly. The heigth of the small case is about 145mm, the base (not the rim) is 42mm and the rotating band is about 35mm in diameter, the height of the projectile is 91mm, not including the lamp part, just the projectile and what is left of the fuze. It is stamped on the body between the copper bands, "V.S.M". The smaller copper band measures 4mm and the larg one is 15mm total and 9mm above where it seats in the shell.
The large shell base is marked with what appears to me to be a crown with five points with a cross above it and the number 22 below. Also visible is a 39 on the other side of (above) the primer from the crown. Then there is FEB (base of small shell) 901 Probably indicating February of 1901. None of this is visible in the photo. As you can see, the shell is artfully beat the hell up, so it is difficult to read. What is left measures, 112mm at the base, not the rim and is about 95mm high, most likely cut down.
Any information would be appreciated, what the shells actually are, country of origin, maker, gun or guns it went to.
This will be included in a Trench Art exhibit I am curating at the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA, where I work.
Thanks in advance.
BKW
The large shell base is marked with what appears to me to be a crown with five points with a cross above it and the number 22 below. Also visible is a 39 on the other side of (above) the primer from the crown. Then there is FEB (base of small shell) 901 Probably indicating February of 1901. None of this is visible in the photo. As you can see, the shell is artfully beat the hell up, so it is difficult to read. What is left measures, 112mm at the base, not the rim and is about 95mm high, most likely cut down.
Any information would be appreciated, what the shells actually are, country of origin, maker, gun or guns it went to.
This will be included in a Trench Art exhibit I am curating at the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA, where I work.
Thanks in advance.
BKW
