1918 Ersatz 21cm German Case

[doppz92]

I am not really a big fan of trench art, but this time I couldn't resist, firstly because the work is really very good and artistic and also (and mainly) because it's been done on a 21cm ersatz case made of steel and brass. I don't think these are very common, since most ersatz cases didn't survive well after the war but this one is in pristine condition and almost not rusty which is a miracle! Except from what I stated above I don't know anything about this type of case, I didn't even think they were ersatz ones, so any additional info is more than welcome.

 

[Alpini]

Hello,

interesting case especially the stamps on the base. It was made by the "Fuldaer Stanz- und Emaillierwerke F. C. Bellinger". The large "1" below the small "w" identifies it as a "Ersatz-Kartuschhülse 1 des Mörsers". Also the riveted base identifies it as this case. The Ersatz case No.2 had only one large rivet in the center.

 

[pysall]

Fantastic Ersatz case and fantastic trench art. Never seen one like that before. Thanks for sharing.