CONFIRMED WW1 ERA EOC (ELSWICK) STAMPED AND POSSIBLY A RARE 1897 ANGLO BOER WAR 45MM BRITISH BRASS SHELL CASING

THIS IS A CONFIRMED BRITISH WW1 ERA AND POSSIBLY AND ANGLO BOER WAR 1897 BRASS SHELL CASING. THE EOC STAMP FOR THE ELSWICK ORDNANCE COMPANY (1859-1927) IS AN CONFIRMATION THAT THIS IS AN WORLD WAR 1 ERA SHELL CASING.

 
THE BRASS CARTRIDGE CASE IS HEADSTAMPED 1/97 WHICH LOOKS LIKE A DATE STAMP AND WOULD INDICATE JAN 1897 JUST BEFORE THE ANGLO BOER WAR.
 
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THESE SHELL CASINGS IS THAT THE MARKINGS ON THEM GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF OUR WARTIME HISTORY. THIS WEEK I HAVE A WHOLE COLLECTION OF BRASS SHELL CASINGS FROM DIFFERENT ERAS AND DIFFERENT SIZES THAT WILL GO UP INDIVIDUALLY ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR THIS IS A GOOD CHANCE TO GET SOME HISTORICAL PIECES.
 
INCLUDES AN ANTIQUE 1800S GREEK BRASS POWDER FLASK; A WORLD WAR 2 1943 57MM TANK BRASS SHELL CASING; TWO 90MM ELAND BRASS SHELL CASINGS; A HUGE 105MM CAL M68 TANK 1975 BRASS SHELL CASING, A MASSIVE 125MM CAL SHELL CASING FROM 1969 AND MORE.
 
MARKINGS STAMPED ON BASE:
1/97 Might be an old caliber indication but my theory is that it is a date mark that dates to the second boer war (1899 - 1902) and the markings correspond to January 1897?
T.D Dont know
EOC - Elswick ordnance company
The monogram EOC - in the period 1890s to 1900s (and beyond into the Great War), EOC was the monogram for Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The Elswick Ordnance Company was still in existence at Elswick during WW1 and it remained a major arms developer before and during the conflict. The ordnance and ammunition it manufactured for the British Government were all stamped EOC.
In 1927 they became Vickers-Armstrong AND THE EOC STAMP WAS NO MORE.
D Dont know
* -  Dont know
II Mark II
 
SIZE: 375 MM IN HEIGHT, 45MM DIAMETER AT TOP
WEIGHT 1,0KG
 
CONDITION: SOME PATINA ON BRASS. MINOR DENTS. NO PRIMER. OVERALL GOOD CONDITION.
 
REGARDING PAYMENT: PLEASE TRY TO PAY FOR YOUR ORDER WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE.
IF YOU THINK YOU CANNOT PAY WITHIN ONE WEEK BUT STILL WANT TO BID ON THE ITEM PLEASE ARRANGE BY MESSAGE BEFOREHAND TO ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT.
 
REGARDING SHIPPING: BUYERS ARE WELCOME TO DO BATCH ORDERS FOR THESE BRASS SHELL CASINGS BUT DUE TO THEIR WEIGHT AND THE SIZE OF SOME ON AUCTION PLEASE ASK FOR COURIER QUOTE IN SUCH A CASE.