I have 3, two inch mortar shells , 2 were illumination and the other is , well i don't know. They are marked ,illg. with parachute IFS jan/1945 lot 402 MK2 ,the other sept. 42 . The 3rd has a different body and has written on it 2" mor 1 N.S.Co 10/42 . They have broad arrows stamped on the body's and tails .Any info and value would be appreciated.
Canadian 2" mortar shells.
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cap on the front, reverse threads, but its empty inside. theres a little cap on the tail end too. also empty. its just a paperweight now, i got it from a friend back in high school. its hard too see, but under the red band, theres also a green one.
tail end & cap
front end and cap
tail end & cap
front end and cap
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lotta corrosion, but heres what i can make out:
on the fins, theres a C og C inside a circle, and a very small stamp, looks like a date 10/xx (cant make out the last two numbers)
stamped on the body is > 2" MOR I D EIL 6/43
painted on the body in white is "MOR. MK." "882X" (cant make out X) "XO/C" (<< dont know what the X is, either a B or a D) "6/45"
stamped on the top cap is "No.1 I S"
Not that im selling, its part of my meager cartridge collection, but are these worth anything?
on the fins, theres a C og C inside a circle, and a very small stamp, looks like a date 10/xx (cant make out the last two numbers)
stamped on the body is > 2" MOR I D EIL 6/43
painted on the body in white is "MOR. MK." "882X" (cant make out X) "XO/C" (<< dont know what the X is, either a B or a D) "6/45"
stamped on the top cap is "No.1 I S"
Not that im selling, its part of my meager cartridge collection, but are these worth anything?
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Sgt Striker
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They're called mortor "bombs" not shells.... if I remember correctly.
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Standard Brit HE round....
Fuze is a bit odd....
Can you send me some better pics of it?
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Other than that I have seen them sell from $10 - $100.
On average I would say $40-$50 for a complete one as you have.... Empty para rounds I have picked up at shows for $10-$20.
just my 2 cents...
Fuze is a bit odd....
Can you send me some better pics of it?
- channelsurfer911@hotmail.com
Other than that I have seen them sell from $10 - $100.
On average I would say $40-$50 for a complete one as you have.... Empty para rounds I have picked up at shows for $10-$20.
just my 2 cents...
i can try to get some better pics later, thats the girlfriends job, i dont know how the camera works. how do you know its british and what fuze it takes?
how does the shell work? im assuming somekind of charge went into the tail, protected by the cap until firing. The body was filled with RDX or something similar?
what caused it to detonate? in the center of the cap there is a small threaded hole, so i assume there is a peice goes in here too?
how does the shell work? im assuming somekind of charge went into the tail, protected by the cap until firing. The body was filled with RDX or something similar?
what caused it to detonate? in the center of the cap there is a small threaded hole, so i assume there is a peice goes in here too?
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
Have 7 HE bombs. six in the carrier plus one extra. Also have the mortar in the transit case.
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
I am Kumpeweter illiterate. Never learned how to post pics. The mortar came out of Australia with the end of the barrel smashed in. Got a friend to make a new barrel. It's inop as the firing mechanism was also gutted. It does look good from the outside after a paint job. I am left with the base of another one, but no barrel.
Now I will make the same offer to anyone else who has asked me to post pics. Stop down here, I have a spare room, and sit next to me in front of this instrument of Satan and show me which buttons to push!
but berfore we get to that, show me how to operate that digital camera I bought three years ago!
Now I will make the same offer to anyone else who has asked me to post pics. Stop down here, I have a spare room, and sit next to me in front of this instrument of Satan and show me which buttons to push!
but berfore we get to that, show me how to operate that digital camera I bought three years ago!Smoke bombs have a green body, white metal unpainted tail and a red band near the head. Ones filled with Willie Pete have WP stencilled in white on the body.
Illuminating bombs have a white body, white metal unpainted tail and red band near the head. A raised P on the head aids night identification.
Practice drill bombs have a black body, white metal unpainted tail, and the word DRILL on the body in white.
Inert i.e. no explosive filling bombs for practice firing have a black body, white metal unpainted tail, a red band near the head (when the cartridge is fitted) and a yellow band to signify practice. They will be marked SAND WEIGHTED or HE SUB in white below the yellow band.
HE bombs have a buff painted body with red and green bands.
A ballistite cartridge in the tail (protected by a transit cap) propels the bomb.
Illuminating bombs have a white body, white metal unpainted tail and red band near the head. A raised P on the head aids night identification.
Practice drill bombs have a black body, white metal unpainted tail, and the word DRILL on the body in white.
Inert i.e. no explosive filling bombs for practice firing have a black body, white metal unpainted tail, a red band near the head (when the cartridge is fitted) and a yellow band to signify practice. They will be marked SAND WEIGHTED or HE SUB in white below the yellow band.
HE bombs have a buff painted body with red and green bands.
A ballistite cartridge in the tail (protected by a transit cap) propels the bomb.
