37mm mk iii a2 brass shell casing dated 1940

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I found a second one of these for sale today. Worse condition and higher price. Just thought it odd to find two in two days but that wasn't the only thing. Yesterday I found an Italian Breda machine gun magazine. Guy wanted $45 and I wasn't willing to pay anywhere near that. Today I found one for $5. Only problem was it had post war applied green paint on it. Tried acetone and it did remove it but was very, VERY difficult. So out came the citristrip. Worked. So it is no back in proper WWII grey. I don't think I ever encountered either of these two items in the wild before this weekend.