Original U.S. WWII 1944 Dated M49A2 60mm Deactivated Mortar Round with Bakelite Fuse with Original Paint - Inert

Original Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This mortar round cannot be converted to an explosive device and is not available for export. This is a hard to find WWII M49A2 Deactivated Mortar Round, for the U.S. 60mm M2 Mortar. The M49A2 was a High explosive (HE) round, equipped with a rare bakelite housed point detonating fuse PDF M52B1., which is not marked or dated. It was an explosive shell used against infantry and other light area targets. It has a minimum range of 200 yards when fired without a boosting charge at a 70° angle and a maximum range of 2017 yards when fired with four boosting charges at a 45° angle. This example is in very good condition, but we have not been able to find any arsenal markings. There is most of the original paint present, and does not appear to have ever been repainted. The rare bakelite fuse, which does have the aluminum detonation button, screws off for inspecting th