I recently picked up a 1916 Gewehr 98 rifle in a Maryland gun shop. A friend works there and he pointed out a brass 5.9 inch shell case stamped 1918, which we both figure most likely came from Frankfurt or Ostfriesland, since both of them went to the U.S. as reparations. No price had been set on it yet, but knowing the owner as I do it will probably be in the hundreds of dollars.
It's Memorial Day Weekend in the U.S. and I see it's now May 27 in Europe...Bismarck Day. For more than 30 years I've remembered and it's great to be able to share thoughts with other KM and Imperial Navy admirers. My thanks to the managers of this site.