US 75mm M18 Shell Case 1942 Dated P69 ( Tiny split to the

( Tiny split to the side of the mask see image

This round has been professionally inert/deactivated and contains no live explosive or propellant content

Designed for the M2 Browning machine gun

enabling it to glide across frozen terrain where conventional stretchers would fail

Hexagonal-shaped identity tag of blue fibre with two holes

US 75mm M18 Shell Case 1942 Dated P69 ( Tiny split to theAn unfired Second World War US 75mm M18 tank shell, dated 1943 B. Co. Case made by Bossert Company, Inc., Utica, New York. Primer Elwood Ordnance Plant, Joliet, The 75 mm gun was the standard American gun mounted to a mobile platform during World War II. They were primarily mounted on tanks, but were also mounted on the B 25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft. There were five variants used during the war: M2, M3, M4, M5, and M6. They were considered the