Korean War or Vietnam 81MM Mortar Round?

[27Division18]

What type of mortar is this? Was it used in Korea or Vietnam? The fin is marked POL95E001-005   Thanks

[US Military Guy]

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/mortar/81mm.html

 

You are looking for the M-880 SRTR toward the bottom of the page.

[27Division18]

1 hour ago, US Military Guy said:

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/mortar/81mm.html

 

You are looking for the M-880 SRTR toward the bottom of the page.

Thanks. Would you date this to Korea or Vietnam?

[US Military Guy]

I believe it could be either one.

Oftentimes ordnance has a date on it.  It will be small and sometimes hard to find.

On the other hand with this being a training round, it might not be quite so important to know exactly when it was made so no date was added.

I have one.  It has been repainted.  Give me a little time (probably later tonight) and I will see if and where mine is dated. 

[US Military Guy]

I do not find a date on my sample.

 

 

[Inertord]

POL95E001-005 - (95) = 1995 (E) = May

[27Division18]

On 9/1/2021 at 9:25 PM, Inertord said:

POL95E001-005 - (95) = 1995 (E) = May

Thanks. Are you pretty sure the fin code is for the year 1995? The projectile appears older than that.

[Inertord]

23 minutes ago, 27Division18 said:

Thanks. Are you pretty sure the fin code is for the year 1995? The projectile appears older than that.

Well, I wouldn’t have posted if I wasn’t sure. The M880 SRTR was first type classified in 1986, so no example can be older than that. 

[BOLO]

looks like this would be a GULF WAR era training round