RARE ORIGINAL WWI U.S. ARMY 103RD VETERINARY CORPS TRENCH ART SHELLS MATCHED SET For Sale

RARE ORIGINAL WORLD WAR ONE U.S. ARMY 103RD VETERINARY CORPS TRENCH ART SHELLS - MATCHED SET. This set represents the U.S. Army 103rd Mobile Veterinary Section within the Veterinary Corps (103 VC) for its overseas service during the Great War. The 103rd provided medical care to animals in U.S. Army service, primarily to horses & mules. One shell case depicts the unit designation 103 above a medical caduceus flanked by V&C for Veterinary Corps. The other side of this shell depicts the profile of a horse head with the dates 1914-1918 below. The other shell depicts the waving flag above the US initials. The other side of this shell depicts a star representing one campaign (Meuse-Argonne) above two chevrons representing one year of overseas service along with the dates 1918-1919. The shells measure roughly 13 inches in height. The head stamps are for French 75mm artillery. In overall very good condition showing some expected age & wear. They look to have been polished at some point in time but are now regaining an age patina. A rare matched set to a seldom seen unit!
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