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ww1 or 2 shell case?

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Charlewax

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I have a shell case, think it is ww1 as dated 1917, stange makers mark never seen before with letter AOY anyone help??
 
Hi Charlewax,
A picture would help alot or some measurements ie length of case, diameter in mm etc. What does the makers mark look like ?
Best regards Weasel.
 
Weasel, will attact pic, the base is worn down abit the main markings are there apart from the MM i recon its 90mm there or there about. Have you ever heard of AOY?? have zoomed in on makers stamp121.jpg122.jpg123.jpg.
 
This is an 84 x 295mm Rimmed case for the British WW1 Era 18 Pounder field gun. Many of these cases were made in the USA on contract during WW1. From the lettering style, I believe this is a US made one. This is a very common case in the UK, probably the most commonly found calibre. The reason it looks worn down is due to heavy polishing over the last 95 years.

AOY is likely to be the manufacturers' mark. There is likely to be someone on here who will know what company made your case.
 
I don’t believe ‘AOY’ to be the maker’s initials. If one looks carefully there is a very faint monogram or trademark just above AOY. It is quite common to find three letter strings stamped on North American made cases, especially those made by Canadian Cartridge Company, but I’ve also seen the practice on a few US made cases. I have no idea as to the significance of the marking. It appears to have started in late 1916 and is incremental. All of the cases I have seen have a full date on them (it may be on this case it has been polished out).

TimG
 
On a case, you can find different manufacturors marks :

- the manufacturor who made the case
- the destination manufacturor who shall assemble the different parts and wich need the different parts, the final manufacturor.

That can explain why you have two different marks on this case.


Yoda
 
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