Original U.S. WWII Era M49A2 60mm Deactivated Mortar Round with Partial Fuse - Dated 1942 - 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 era M49A2 Deactivated Mortar Round, for the U.S. 60mm M2 Mortar. The M49A2 was a High explosive (HE) round, equipped with a point detonating fuse, but just the lower housing remains, 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. The body of the round is marked: LOT 22875-13 1942-AS-60MM-M49A2 This example is in very good condition with two small cables protruding from the fins. This example also has wiring coming out of the fuse as well, so please be careful handling it. There is most of the original paint