Original U.S. Korean War M43 A1B1 81mm Mortar Round & Vietnam War M302 “WP” 60mm Mortar Round - 2 Items - INERT
Original Items: Only One Group of 2 Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with solid bodies and the propellant charge removed. These mortar rounds cannot be converted back to an explosive device and are not available for export. There are two inert mortar rounds included in this group. The first one is a 1954 dated 81mm M43 A1B1 High Explosive mortar round as used with the M1 & M29 Mortar Systems. The round and fixed fin assembly is painted an OD green color, which appears to have been done sometime after the round was unearthed and rendered inert. The body and fin assembly do display a nice “ground dug” battlefield pick up look with pitting, which was painted over. There are the original stamping still partially visible on the body: 81MM. M43A1B1CE__2___1954 The second round is a 60mm M302, White Phosphorus (WP) smoke, carrier, fin stabilized mortar. The M302 and the M302A1 differ only in minor dimensions and in the presence of the 51-millimeter (