Original 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.

Not Available For Export

The 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.

The inert round stands at approximately 11” tall and is in good condition with a heavy patina of age! Parts of the fuse appear oxidized. The fuse is a Scovill Model 1907M and is stamped SCOVILL MODEL 1907M  LOT 16 G-A-109-17. The fuse no longer removes from the projectile.

We believe the marking denotes a date of 1917. Comes ready for further research and display.

Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.

All deactivated ordnance sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF).