French 75mm 1897 Field Gun Shell Case french bayonet The bayonet was a blade

The bayonet was a blade that marked a return of the British Army to using blade-type bayonets like the Pattern 1907 bayonet instead of socket bayonets such as the No

obverse scratch (hardly visible)

Obverse Description: Head of Gallienus

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4 large cups and 4 smaller cups in a small leather pouch fitted inside the larger pouch

French 75mm 1897 Field Gun Shell Case french bayonet The bayonet was a blade"75 DE C" means the shell is for a "75 mm De Campagne", the ubiquitous Matriel de 75mm Mle 1897 Field Gun used in WWI and WWI by the French and US and a whole bunch of other countries.