French WWI 37mm Brass Cartridge Case – 37-85 PD.Ps 338 1/17 (Pinchart Denys Paris) Banknotes and overall condition

and overall condition

Don't miss the opportunity to own a key component of post-war British military equipment

typical of hunting and sporting loads of the period

and packed in March 1949

French WWI 37mm Brass Cartridge Case – 37-85 PD.Ps 338 1/17 (Pinchart Denys Paris) Banknotes and overall conditionThis authentic French 37 mm brass cartridge case, marked 37 85 PD. Ps 338 1 17 with the manufacturer Pinchart Denys, Paris, is a compelling relic from World War I era artillery. The 37 85 headstamp identifies it as a case for the 37 mm Hotchkiss (Mle 1885) calibre round, widely issued to French and Allied forces for infantry support and anti machine gun use during trench warfare. PD. Ps denotes the producer Pinchart Denys of Paris, one of the key