{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwi-1917-dated-inert-75mm-artillery-round-with-fuse-casing","title":"Original U.S. WWI 1917 Dated Inert 75mm Artillery Round With Fuse \u0026 Casing","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a wonderful piece of American ordnance history! This is a lovely example of an American made 75mm artillery round. It is in total compliance per the current BATF rules governing inert ordnance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot Available For Export\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Army adopted the French 75 mm field gun during World War I and used it extensively in battle. The US designation of the basic weapon was 75 mm Gun M1897. There were 480 American 75 mm field gun batteries (over 1,900 guns) on the battlefields of France in November 1918. Manufacture of the French 75 by American industry began in the spring of 1918 and quickly built up to an accelerated pace. Carriages were built by Willys-Overland, the hydro-pneumatic recuperators by Singer Manufacturing Company and Rock Island Arsenal, the cannon itself by Symington-Anderson and Wisconsin Gun Company. American industry built 1,050 French 75s during World War I, but only 143 had been shipped to France by 11 November 1918; most American batteries used French-built 75s in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inert round stands at approximately 24 1\/4” tall and is in good condition with great patina of age! Parts of the fuse appear oxidized and the fuse is held to the round with two rivets, one on each side. The fuze is a Model 1907 and is stamped \u003cstrong\u003eLOT 55 G-A-109-17\u003c\/strong\u003e which likely denotes a date of 1917. The casing is dented so we can’t currently remove the projectile, though it is a bit loose. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes ready for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45103486566469,"sku":"ONSV26HAD012","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV26HAD012__04.jpg?v=1780672013","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwi-1917-dated-inert-75mm-artillery-round-with-fuse-casing","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}