Original U.S. WWI French 75mm Field Gun “Swords to Plowshares” Victory 1918 Shell - Inert Edged Weapons which was entirely removed and

which was entirely removed and the hole fitted with a screw

the flag continued to be used as a civil ensign under the Russian Empire

The top of each barrel is marked: LEPAGE À PARIS

The 42nd Division was assembled in August 1917 at Camp Mills

the barrel tang appears to be dated with 1846

Original U.S. WWI French 75mm Field Gun “Swords to Plowshares” Victory 1918 Shell - Inert Edged Weapons which was entirely removed andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fascinating post WWI commemorative 75mm artillery projectile that originally formed the body of a Snead & Co. Victory Lamp, manufactured shortly after the Armistice from surplus U. S. Government French American 75mm shells associated with the catastrophic 1918 explosion at the T. A. Gillespie Loading Company plant in Morgan, New Jersey. The projectile carries the distinctive VICTORY Nov. 11. 1918 75 m m