Out of the blue .... at 1850 home .... what?

[GoingDown]

So early yesterday at an 1850 home locally ... spent a few hours TH'ing ... only to realize that it had been well dug before.? Nevertheless the fresh air and my EXII dredging up a bunch of clad and a couple of Wheaties....and just as I was getting ready to "pack it in" ... one final strong signal.?Its a heavy piece and solid brass! OK all....WHAT is it...and how the heck did it find its way to the Mid Hudson Valley in New York!!??

GD

 

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[Cfm]

Its the bottom of a German 7.5cm shell case... Some people years ago including my german grandparents used to take old shells and use them in homes as decoration... They would carve flower designs in them and flare the lips to use them for flower arrangements

 

[Cfm]

BTW... Maybe yours was an ashtray or a feeding dish for the kitty or bowser

 

[Bavaria Mike]

It's the base of a German ammunition round, the base of the brass casing. ?I'm not sure of the caliber. ?It was fired as the center dent is the fired primer. ?Probably a souvenir converted into an ashtray. ?Karlsruhe is about 1.5 hours from the area where I live. ? cool find! ?HH, Mike

 

[gord]

So does the 'Juli 1915' mark it as something brought back by a returnee from WW I?

 

[kermit]

ashtray, paperweight, dogbowl, doorstop, candydish, greatfind,

 

[GoingDown]

Found these sites in an effort to close in on exactly what the markings mean .... cept I don't speak German!!

GD

http://www.wehrtechnikmuseum.de/Exponate/Turmhb_15_cm/turmhb_15_cm.html

http://forum.wo2.nl/viewtopic.php?p=41783

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Nice piece of history.

have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

 

[JakePhelps]

Cool relic!

 

[tsgman]

Interesting find, wtg and good luck

 

[Floater]

Great find.

It was definetly brought as a souvenir piece to the area. Nice Find. Hh

 

[Nana40]

Neat!!!!

I haven't found one of those...... yet!!

Really nice!!!

Nana

 

[Siegfried Schlagrule]

what you have is called "trench art". The date is from when the round was originally manufactured. Without scratches or engravings you don't know when it was converted into a bowl. Can assume it was done by or for a world war one soldier. Should be some for sale on ebay if you want to get an idea of the value check for completed auctions. exanimo, ss

 

[GoingDown]

Thatnks for the suggestions....found some similar ones on Ebay in "trench art" ... any ideas what the markings mean??

 

[Monty]

It looks like a a bench mark to me. Usually set in cement or set into a rock to denote a property line or survey. JIM

 

[PBK]

Some info here:

http://home.hetnet.nl/mr_2/13/supersmit/

Here's a camp stove made from one of the same artillery shell casings:

http://spiritburner.com/collectors_hjelmerud_homemade.htm

 

[lonewolfe]

Cool find,

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[Leon]

Neat find, WTG!!!
I have a large caliber shell casing that belong to my grandfather. The round has been replaced by a piece of wood designed to look like the round and it has slot in the side to be used as pig'y bank...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[treasurekidd]

That a really nice find, a true piece of history! Good luck finding more stuff!

 

[DigEmAll]

Those with the wooden projectiles were dummy rounds for training. The back plate for a TOW II missile makes a cool ashtray too!