Original British BSA 3-Pounder Hotchkiss 47mm Brass Shell Case c1900–WW1 jumper A 1949 decree further added

A 1949 decree further added the members of the French passive resistance as potential recipients of the 1939–1945 Commemorative war medal

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Original British BSA 3-Pounder Hotchkiss 47mm Brass Shell Case c1900–WW1 jumper A 1949 decree further addedAn impressive and highly collectible original British quick firing artillery shell case, believed to be for the famous QF 3 Pounder Hotchkiss 47mm naval gun, manufactured by BSA&M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metals Company). These iconic brass cartridge cases were widely used by the Royal Navy, coastal defence batteries, merchant armed vessels, and military forces from the late Victorian period through the First World War. This example features a