Original U.S. WWI Era Hand Painted French 75mm Shell Casing “11th Day, 11th Hour, 11th Month”, Souvenir From “Verdun Sector 1918” Russian Air Force flintlock musket designed and manufactured

flintlock musket designed and manufactured by the Springfield Armory

now an element of the 101st Airborne Division

This unit functioned as the Divisional Clearing Station until 20 January 1945

Many were diverted and placed among the defensive works covering the Normandy beaches as part of the Atlantic Wall defenses

19 February for similar duty in the South China Sea

Original U.S. WWI Era Hand Painted French 75mm Shell Casing “11th Day, 11th Hour, 11th Month”, Souvenir From “Verdun Sector 1918” Russian Air Force flintlock musket designed and manufacturedOriginal Item: Only Available. The United States lacked industry that could build artillery and was only able to do so in collaboration with European manufacturers. With the outbreak of the war in 1914, this collaboration came to an end as European manufacturers focused on equipping their home countries. When the United States entered the war in 1917, it was clear that their artillery would not be sufficient, so the USA mostly used French and British