Original French WWI Lot of Four Inert Canon de 75 Modèle 1897 75mm Shell Casings - 75mm Field Gun Availability_International and has Japanese writing

and has Japanese writing

It was also briefly deployed 1943–1946 as a coast defense weapon with the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps

The fittings are all of brass: trigger guard

The vest has 82nd and 17th Airborne patches

who sent Major Carrol with Troops B

Original French WWI Lot of Four Inert Canon de 75 Modèle 1897 75mm Shell Casings - 75mm Field Gun Availability_International and has Japanese writingOriginal Items. Only One Lot of Four Available. This is a lovely set of four 75mm HE shell casings as used with the M1897 75mm Field Gun. The casings are completely INERT per BATF compliance and cannot be used as an explosive device. Like all deactivated ordnance, these shells are Not Available For Export. The shells are all 13 tall with a 3 base diameter. They all have wartime or pre war dates, with one being dated 1907. The shells are all in varying