Hello and thanks for taking time to read this, I have two artillery casings, one brass and one steel that appear to be the same size, can anyone confirm that caliber? 77mm? Too, did Germany resort to steel late in the war? Thank you!
First Post! Need Desperate Help Identifying Artillery/Tank Shell - General Ammunition Discussion - International Ammunition Association Web Forum
7.92×57mm Mauser - Wikipedia
Were there really piles of spent artillery shells littered across the battlefields of WW1? If so, what'd they do with them all after the Armistice? - Quora
WW2 German, Soviet, Allied militaria, uniforms, awards, weapons history. War relics forum
Ammunition - Helmen
German WWI Artillery shell casings brass and steel Identification
WW1 Brass shell case - please help to identify - General Ammunition Discussion - International Ammunition Association Web Forum
How to Identify Shell Cartridges From WWI, Gone Outdoors
German Pre WW1 Artillery Shell Casing Questions - Arms and other weapons - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum
Cartridge case terminology and identification – Stephen Taylor, WW2 Relic Hunter
WW1 Imperial German 77mm Artillery shell. INERT & FFE. Case is marked Polte Magdeburg April 1917 complete with unfired restored shrapnel case which contains shrapnel balls along with correct inert alloy fuze.
WWI German Shell Casings
Weapon - ARTILLERY SHELL & PROJECTILE, 1917
Sold at Auction: 2 x WW2 brass shell casings, marked 37 AA Gun Tampeoni 1941 and 1940. 20cm H, 13,5cm Dia.
WW2 German Wehrmacht – 7.5cm KwK40 COMPLETE AP ROUND & SHELL CASING – PaK39 KwK40 – NICE!