Original U.S. Vietnam War Inert M302 “WP” 60mm Mortar Smoke Round With M52A2 PD Fuze - Dated 1973

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a Vietnam War M302 Willie Pete Smoke round for the US M2 60mm Mortar System. The M302 is completely inert in accordance per the current guidelines set out by the BATF and is no longer able to be used as an explosive device. Not Available For Export The M302 White phosphorus Cartridge (WP): A "bursting smoke" shell used as a signaling, screening, smoke-producing, and casualty-producing shell. Unlike regular smoke shells of the period, which used a "hot" chemical reaction to generate a smoke cloud, the white phosphorus shell detonates to expose its filler to the air, causing it to spontaneously ignite and generate a thick cloud of white or grey smoke. It also sets combustible materials in its radius of effect on fire, causing secondary smoke sources. If personnel are hit by burning white phosphorus, the fragments will continue to burn inside the wound. They need to be evacuated to a hospital to have the fragments removed