British WW2 1942 Bofors 40mm Brass Shell Casing Base with Great Seal of the United States Bald Eagle Button Centrepiece

ON AUCTION IS THIS BRITISH 1942 BOFORS 40MM BRASS SHELL CASING BASE FEATURING THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES BALD EAGLE BUTTON AS CENTREPIECE.

The Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun was one of the most widely used medium-range anti-aircraft weapons of World War II. There rounds were actively manufactured and deployed by both Allied forces (including the US, Britain, and Canada) and Axis powers. 

GREAT SEAL MILITARY BUTTON WERE THE STANDARD GENERAL SERVICE UNIFORM BUTTONS WORN BY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY INTRODUCED OFFICIALLY IN 1902 TO REPLACE BRANCH-SPECIFIC DESIGNS. THESE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE BUTTONS FEATURE THE DESIGN OF THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES: AN AMERICAN BALD EAGLE CLUTCHING AN OLIVE BRANCH IN ITS RIGHT TALON AND 13 ARROWS IN ITS LEFT, WITH A SHIELD ON ITS BREAST AND A CREST OF 13 STARS ABOVE ITS HEAD. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED BY COMPANIES SUCH AS SCOVILL MANUFACTURING CO. IN WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT. THEY WERE USED ON VARIOUS MILITARY UNIFORMS, WITH BRASS OR BRONZE VERSIONS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH WORLD WAR I OR WORLD WAR II ERAS. 

MARKINGS: 
a) 40MM The Bofors 40mm is an iconic, Swedish-designed anti-aircraft autocannon developed by AB Bofors in the early 1930s. Renowned for its reliability and rapid fire, it became the most widely used medium-weight anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, seeing extensive service with both Allied and Axis forces.
b) II MEANS Mark 2 
c) CF - Charge loaded with cordite England
d) 1942 ON SHELL AND 12/41 on Primer Cap Year of manufacture 1942
e) Lot 775 on shell Lot number for that year 
f) BROAD ARROW - BRITISH MILITARY ACCEPTANCE / PROPERTY MARK
g) CWS on primer - Refer to E.W. Bliss Company a prominent manufacturer of heavy machinery and ordnance that operated in both the United States and the United Kingdom during the World Wars.

SIZE: THE CASE IS 40MM IN DIAMETER IT IS CUT OFF AND STANDS 21MM HIGH
WEIGHT: 343G

CONDITION: SOME PATINA ON SIDE OF SHELL CASING. GOOD CONDITION. 

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