Original French WWI 75mm Field Gun Brass Shell Casing Trench Art Vase circa 1917 Stocks Two straight shafts were placed

Two straight shafts were placed on each side of the cheek pieces facing forward

a Broad Arrow military acceptance mark and what appears to be the letter "V" or Roman Five stamped into it

Barings helped to finance the United States government during the War of 1812

soldiers learned by trial and error how to use submachine guns to the best effect

Inside the diamond is an original paper name tag with the owner’s name

Original French WWI 75mm Field Gun Brass Shell Casing Trench Art Vase circa 1917 Stocks Two straight shafts were placedOriginal Item: One of a Kind This is far superior to the usual type of Trench Art we are all used to seeing. Clearly transformed, almost as Folk Art, this brass shell casing is now a beautiful vase. The base of the shell is marked in a circle around the primer with 75 DEC over A. R. S. L. 902 17??. The first marking indicates this shell casing is for the Canone 75mm De Campagne or 75mm Field Gun, the standard artillery piece during WWI. The bottom