Original U.S. WWII Inert Army 37mm Tank Shell as Used in Stuart Tanks - Dated 1942 Beretta The entire scabbard looks to

The entire scabbard looks to originally have been coated with aluminized paint to match the scabbard fittings

and as best we can tell the remains read:

This is a top quality reproduction copied nearly exactly from an original in the IMA collection

egg-and-dart decoration

Original U.S. WWII Inert Army 37mm Tank Shell as Used in Stuart Tanks - Dated 1942 Beretta The entire scabbard looks toOriginal Item. Only One Available. The 37 mm gun M3 is the first dedicated anti tank gun fielded by United States forces in numbers. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti tank gun of the U. S. infantry with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep. However, the continuing improvement of German tanks quickly rendered the 37 mm ineffective and, by 1943, it was being gradually replaced in the European and Mediterranean theaters by the more