A WWI German 10cm Howitzer Shell Case Dated 1917 used as a Desk Tidy

A Brass Desk Tidy or Pencil Holder  
Repurposed from an orginal German 10 cm Howitzer Shell Case
The bottom dated "1917" and marked 
"PATRONENFABRIK", "KARLSRUHE" "10 cm M 14" etc
German, WWI era
Dimensions: 13 cm high x 10 cm diameter

The shell case has not been altered and remains in its original condition, it has just had some pencils placed in it.

The thirty (30) orange pencils illustrated are incuded with this item.