Hello everyone,

I was lucky enough to stumble across what I thought was some sort of field made gong today. The shell is completely undecorated and uses some sort of very old electrical or com wire as a suspension. The Shell is dated 1918. I thought it might be trench art, but as can be seen, this is very utilitarian. I have seen some photos of shells being used as gas alarms, so its not out of the realm of possibility. I would love some opinions on it. I found it at a flea market for only a few dollars, so it has no history or provenance. Any speculation is welcome

It may be an alarm, but where are the dents?

I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow of the bottom edge. It's a little deformed like something was rattled around inside.

More likely it was a wind chime. The use of empty artillery shells was done during the Great War as gas alarms, but I doubt yours was one of them.

You are probably right. It was just wishful thinking on my part.