This brass shell case, re-worked after use with a repoussé design, is inscribed Ricordo Alti Piani Asiago Cesuna which can be translated as, 'I remember Asiago Plateau, Cesuna'. The Asiago Plateau saw much bloodshed between the Italians and Austro-Hungarians. In May 1917 (the date inscribed on the base of the shell) the Italians launched the tenth Battle of the Isonzo. However, the Austro-Hungarians outperformed the Italians in their defensive strategy, ammunition capability and army training. By the end of the month the Italians had lost more than 128,000 men.