#87 • WWI 37mm Anti Tank Round by Poole Engineering and Machine Co. Baltimore Maryland

Part of Antique Ammunition Online Auction (timed auction by Linkous Auction Group)

High bid $40.00

Status: Sold

WWI era 37mm anti tank cartridge manufactured by Poole Engineering and Machine Company of Baltimore, Maryland, bearing the P.E. & M. Co. 3-17 U.S.A. headstamp dated March 1917 on a large polished brass centerfire case fitted with a steel armor piercing projectile secured by a wide copper driving band stamped P.E. & M. Co. U.S.A., the entire round displaying exceptional condition with brilliant brass and clean metal surfaces throughout. The 37mm anti tank gun was adopted by the United States Army in the early years of World War I as a direct fire infantry support and anti armor weapon, firing steel tipped armor piercing rounds capable of defeating the light armor of early battlefield vehicles and fortifications. Poole Engineering and Machine Company was one of several Baltimore area contractors tasked with wartime production of artillery ammunition as America rapidly expanded its military industrial capacity following entry into the war in April 1917. Cartridge measurements OAL 8.375in CL 5.36in MW 1.47in