WW1 French 75mm Casings - Types - Usage?

[MikeS0000]

Hello Folks -

Don't get over here that often, but every now and then I run across something I can't pass up. Today I found two (what I believe are) French WW1 75mm Shell Casings. Each stands ~13-3/4"s tall and both are in great shape.

Wondered if the headstamps signified any specific usage, or if someone could help decipher the marks.

One is stamped: 75 DE C - PDPs - 1385L - 18 SD

One is stamped: 75 DE C - MGM - 524L - 17 BX - Ln

The above are going counterclockwise from the top of the stampings. Just as an fyi, each was $12.50USD. Not sure what these go for, but they are worth that much to me for the collection.

Thanks!

- MikeS

 

[Gustaf]

Hey Mike
I still do not like you, the only 75 casing I have has been trench arted (trench artified?) I have a projectile coming from a friend in California, now I need a case to put it in, and I suspect I will have to shell out a bit more than you did.
Best wishes
Gus

 

[Der_Feldgraue]

Here are the makers on french shell cases:

ABS - Atelier de Construction de Bourges
AMS - Atelier de Chargement de Moulins
APX - Atelier de Constructions de Puteaux
ARS - Atelier de Constructions de Rennes
ATE - Atelier de Constructions de Toulouse
BT - Parc d'artillerie de Place de Brest
ECP - Ecole centrale de Pyrotechnic Bourges
EDB - Etablissement Delaunay-Belleville
L - Pyrotechnic Maritime de Lourient
LN - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Lyon
LT - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Lorient
PCFD - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Clermont-Ferrand
PBS - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Bourges
PDP - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Paris
PDPs - Pinchart Deny Paris
PVS - Parc d'Artillerie de Versailles
PVIS - Parc d'Artillerie de Vincennes
Px - Artillerie de Puteaux
SFM - Socite Franaise des Munitions
Ste Fse Mons - Socite Franaise des Munitions
T - Pyrotechnic Maritime de Toulon
TE - Poudrerie de Toulouse
TL - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Toul
TN - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de ToulonFrance
VN - Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Verdun