105mm Lansco 1945 M1 projectile

[917601]

Picked this up at an antique store. An M1 105mm inert dummy manufactured in 1945. Can anyone add more about the manufacture, " Lansco" ? Internet searches nil. The engraving , Projectile, " Lot-479-970x-1945-Lansco- G- 105MM.MI."
Fuze " FUZE Dummy M73". All comments and info welcomed.

 

[TimG]

Lansdowne Steel & Iron Co., Gadsden, Alabama.

TimG

 

[917601]

Lansdowne Steel & Iron Co., Gadsden, Alabama.

TimG

Thanks for the information, makes sense as I live in the Atlanta area. I found this fascinating history.
http://www.jmc.army.mil/Docs/History/Ammunition Industrial Base v2 - 2010 update.pdf