105MM ARTILLERY SHELL CASING - DATED 1976

A SPENT 105MM ARTILLERY SHELL CASING WITH AN ATTACHED HANDWRITTEN TAG READING '1976 105 MM CENTURION TANK CASING'. THE CASING IS CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL WITH A BRASS DRIVING BAND AT THE MOUTH AND A BRASS PRIMER ASSEMBLY AT THE BASE.

BASE MARKINGS:
THE BASE OF THE CASING IS STAMPED WITH THE FOLLOWING VISIBLE MARKINGS:
* 105 M/M - CALIBRE DESIGNATION
* 1976 - DATE OF MANUFACTURE
* M150B - APPEARS STAMPED AT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BASE
* ADDITIONAL STAMPED CHARACTERS ARE PRESENT AROUND THE PRIMER BUT ARE PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY OXIDATION

THE BRASS PRIMER ASSEMBLY REMAINS INTACT AT THE CENTRE OF THE BASE.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
THE CASING IS A TALL, CYLINDRICAL SPENT CARTRIDGE CASE WITH A TAPERED PROFILE NARROWING TOWARD THE BASE. A BRASS DRIVING BAND IS VISIBLE AT THE UPPER MOUTH OF THE CASING. THE BODY DISPLAYS A NATURAL AGED PATINA WITH SURFACE SCRATCHES AND SCUFFING THROUGHOUT. THE BASE SHOWS OXIDATION AND DARK DEPOSITS CONSISTENT WITH AGE.

AN ATTACHED HANDWRITTEN SWING TAG READS: '1976 105 MM CENTURION TANK CASING'.



Item Size: Height: 62cm, Width: 14.5cm, Depth: 14.5cm, Weight: 3.6Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+2

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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