Original U.S. WWII 81mm Mortar M43 HE Shell

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 devise and is not available for export.This is a totally genuine United States military WWII or just post war produced SHELL, H.E., M43 with a newly made resin PD, M52 Series fuze. The shell is offered in excellent condition with original yellow paint. The SHELL, H.E., M43 was originally adapted as the light shell for the 81-mm mortar. It is designed for use against light targets such as machine gun nests, barbed wire entanglements and personnel in the open.Shell body. The body of this shell is constructed of forged steel. It is tear-dropped in shape; that is, blunt nose and tapered tail. It has a bourrelet machined near the nose of the shell consisting of several annular grooves which serves to act as a forward bearing surface and a gas check. The action of the propelling charge gases expanding in the gro