Original U.S. WWII 4.2” Chemical Mortar M5 Subcaliber Training Round - Inert Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia designed primarily for traction purposes

designed primarily for traction purposes

Above the “VICTORY” you can find the artist’s last name

• Leather scabbard is a high quality modern replacement without any damage

The crate still contains some original "excelsior" packing material and a paper label in Cyrillic

and Bill had gone

Original U.S. WWII 4.2” Chemical Mortar M5 Subcaliber Training Round - Inert Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia designed primarily for traction purposesOriginal Item. Only One Available. The M5 4. 2 inch mortar was a U. S. rifled 4. 2 inch (107 mm) mortar used during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the "Goon Gun" (from its large bullet shaped shells, monopod, and rifled bore) or the "Four Deuce" (from its bore size in inches). In 1951, it began to be phased out in favor of the M30 mortar of the same caliber. Unloaded or dummy