The Militaria Thread: Collecting and Identification

[Edrof]

@Maccapacca I am insanely jealous! Where did you do that?!

Can anyone help me identify these trench art casings?

Luke, I'm no ordnance collector but I think HL is Haniel (&?) Luege, Düsseldorf (manufacturer), the date is obviously the date it was made, and it looks like it might be 77mm - a guess. The 50 might be a batch number. The thing to Google would be WW1 artillery headstamps for a list of markings.

@Sharlaw, sorry - no idea!

 

[Edrof]

Ha ha, that's brilliant! I'm not too far from Bisley so I must get down there. Are there lots of hoops to jump through for a novice to have a go there?