Vasco Da Gama
Well-Known Member
Moving a few items in the collection and thought I would post some pictures of a few German pre-WW1 cases which have reloading marks on their rims. Of the five cases pictured 3 are 77mm manoeuvre cases made in 1898 (9 dots), 1899 (5 dots) and 1903 (7 dots). One is a first production thin case for the 77mm FK96n/a, dated 1898 (2 dots) and the last a 105mm case dated 1899 (17 dots) for the Model 1898 Field Howitzer. I would offer the reloading of the thin walled case for the FK96n/a my have occurred before being lengthened in 1908. Posted for interest, does anybody know when this type of marking ceased? I have not seen any from the WW1 timeframe, but maybe I have not looked hard enough!
