M16 #33 The A washers and hardware

The A washers and hardware are original also

I am amazed at its quality

they are somewhat distorted by rust pitting but read 1/1941 BMB N13 (Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd – Dagenham)

The maker/size stamp is ET64 with a lot number stamp of 752

The leather is ink marked as size 57 (57cm head size)

M16 #33 The A washers and hardwareM16 #33 Shell: The shell is an original German, WW1, Model 1916 shell. It measures as a size 66 with the manufacturer stamps not visible. This shell is mostly solid and intact but has had a tough 100 years of existence. When acquired there was no original paint and I am quite convinced this shell spent part of its life as a hanging pot plant; there were a couple of drain holes punched in the crown and there were three holes around the rim where the