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1891 dated case German ?
- Thread starter kradman
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it's also made by AWS, there is no connection to Karlsruhe.
The case looks like a 53x178R Gruson.
Ok, Ok 
it's not that important - I just have a problem with "was also used by Karlsruhe" because it wasn't. The Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe was a privately owned factory which made your case. AWS was the prussian state main artillery arsenal. Your case was made in Karlsruhe and then delivered to the arsenal in Berlin/Spandau and after inspection it got it's AWS+number stamp there. The factory in Karlsruhe delivered cases also to other arsenals and also exported cases (then without any inspection stamp or sometimes with a Krupp inspection stamp). The arsenal in Spandau produced own cases and also received cases from many different factorys and just inspected them.
it's not that important - I just have a problem with "was also used by Karlsruhe" because it wasn't. The Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe was a privately owned factory which made your case. AWS was the prussian state main artillery arsenal. Your case was made in Karlsruhe and then delivered to the arsenal in Berlin/Spandau and after inspection it got it's AWS+number stamp there. The factory in Karlsruhe delivered cases also to other arsenals and also exported cases (then without any inspection stamp or sometimes with a Krupp inspection stamp). The arsenal in Spandau produced own cases and also received cases from many different factorys and just inspected them.