{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwi-1918-dated-inert-75mm-artillery-round-with-model-1907m-fuse-casing","title":"Original U.S. WWI 1918 Dated Inert 75mm Artillery Round With Model 1907M 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. The fuze is a Model 1907M and is stamped \u003cstrong\u003eLOT 765-301    BH 18    MODEL 1907M    73-8-5-5\u003c\/strong\u003e. The projectile removes from the casing without issue. The bottom of the casing is marked:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e75mm F.G.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBH 8859-42-18\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe believe this denotes a date of 1918. Comes ready for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234089689157,"sku":"ONSV26HAD053","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV26HAD053__01.jpg?v=1782760707","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwi-1918-dated-inert-75mm-artillery-round-with-model-1907m-fuse-casing","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}