27Division18 Posted January 10, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2018 Can anyone give me info on this mortar shell that is part of this trench art lamp? Is it a WW2 US type? Part of it is wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27Division18 Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted January 10, 2018 Here is the tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted January 11, 2018 Share #3 Posted January 11, 2018 Reminds me of a WW1 aircraft training bomb...kinda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted January 11, 2018 Share #4 Posted January 11, 2018 Reminds me of a WW1 aircraft training bomb...kinda That could explain the wood. Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted January 11, 2018 Share #5 Posted January 11, 2018 Four fins doesn't make me think of a mortar round. Makes me think bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted January 11, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 11, 2018 The holes in the fin area are for the propellant gases to escape and the slots in the fins are for propellant increments. Pretty sure it's a mortar training round. But who's army I don't know. Maybe British. What diameter is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27Division18 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted January 11, 2018 Diameter is approx. 3 inches The holes in the fin area are for the propellant gases to escape and the slots in the fins are for propellant increments. Pretty sure it's a mortar training round. But who's army I don't know. Maybe British. What diameter is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted January 11, 2018 Share #8 Posted January 11, 2018 Google 3" British mortar and you'll find similar rounds but not made out of wood. I only spent 15 minutes looking at mortar rounds but could have spent hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted January 14, 2018 Share #9 Posted January 14, 2018 It's actually a fairly scarce U.S. subcaliber mortar round for the 4.2" chemical mortar. Officially, it's the shell, subcaliber, 3-inch, M5. It looks complete, as is, except for a 50cc glass ball stuck in the nose that contained FM (titanium tetrachloride). References are kind of tough to find but it is shown in the 1945 edition of TM3-320 on the 4.2" mortar. Definitely worthy of "de-lamping" and being restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted January 14, 2018 Share #10 Posted January 14, 2018 Now we know what it is! Thanks Ordnance! Seems odd that the body is a larger diameter than the fins. Great thread! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27Division18 Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted January 15, 2018 Thanks a lot for the ID. Could you possibly scan that page from the manual? It's actually a fairly scarce U.S. subcaliber mortar round for the 4.2" chemical mortar. Officially, it's the shell, subcaliber, 3-inch, M5. It looks complete, as is, except for a 50cc glass ball stuck in the nose that contained FM (titanium tetrachloride). References are kind of tough to find but it is shown in the 1945 edition of TM3-320 on the 4.2" mortar. Definitely worthy of "de-lamping" and being restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted January 15, 2018 Share #12 Posted January 15, 2018 Here you go...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27Division18 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted January 16, 2018 Thank you for that information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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