Item Description
Original Items: Only One Group of 2 Available. These are lovely example of totally inert 60mm Mortar Training Rounds. These are completely inert and are in compliance with the BATF specifications on inert ordnance.
Not Available For Export
This lot includes the following:
M69 Training Practice Round: These are hard to find WWII Era M69 Training / Practice rounds, as used with the U.S. WWII issue M2 60mm Mortar. This mortar also continued to be used during the Korean war, and into the Vietnam era. The training round itself is a shell with a cast iron body, inert filler, and detachable fin assembly used to train recruits in firing. The cast iron body is reusable and the fin assembly can be replaced if damaged. These were usually refinished and painted almost after every training session, but this one appears to have never been repainted. The fin assembly appears to be without damage and does not have a date stamped into it.
The second training we have unfortunately been unable to identify it. It is slightly smaller than the M69 training round and almost appears to be a pneumatic mortar training round. We have been unable to find any stampings on it.
Both appear to be without damage and would display lovely in any inert ordnance collections. Comes ready for research and display!
M2 mortar
The M2 Mortar is a 60 millimeter smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War for light infantry support.
The U.S. M2 60 mm mortar was developed from the heavier 81 mm M1 Mortar to provide a lighter-weight alternative to company-level fire support. The M2 attempted to bridge the gap between the 81 mm mortar and the hand grenade. Normally employed by the weapons platoon of a U.S. infantry company, the M2 is of the usual mortar pattern of the day. It consists of a smoothbore metal tube on a rectangular base plate, supported by a simple bipod with the elevation and traverse mechanisms. The firing pin was fixed in the base cap of the tube, and the bomb was fired automatically when it dropped down the barrel. Though classed as a light mortar, the M2 had considerable range compared to the 50 mm and 60 mm mortars of most other nations, and its fixed-firing pin design allowed a high rate of fire by trained crews.
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- Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive devise, not available for export.
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