Original Soviet Cold War Inert 120mm Mortar Cutaway Trainer with Fuze - Dated 1972

Original Item. Only One Available. When it comes to designing a training program for military personnel, instructors are faced with several challenges. First, unlike athletes there is no off-season, most units are either preparing for deployment, deployed, or refitting from deployment. Secondly, training facilities vary from location to location and often focus on a single task. These tasks may include muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, field craft or marksmanship. Each of the above contribute to the success of an operation, however there is one area of training that is deficient. This deficiency is visual training; visual ability plays a larger role in achieving optimum performance than most military personnel realize. The goal of integrating visual training into an already packed curriculum is not to dilute it but to improve tactical performance.

Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF-approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are NOT considered NFA weapons. This example is in total compliance and is totally inert. NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

To help users better understand the equipment they are using, examples like this cutaway were made. These were intended to give the users a look at the internal structure of the explosives, showing the different layers as well as where they connect or thread into each other.

This is a very nice Soviet Cold War era 120mm mortar cutaway, with roughly ¼” of the mortar having been cutaway to show the inner workings on the interior. The cutaway pieces have been colored to show where the cuts are. It still even retains four “Propelling Charges” wrapped around the shaft near the bottom. 

The side of the round has various ink stamps and stamps in the metal. Many are in the Russian language but one set read:

1418
4-72
120
H

This likely denotes a manufacture or fill date of April 1972. The fuze appears to have a date of 4-71 for April 1971.

With the fuze screwed in, the round measures 26 ¼” tall.

A very rare Soviet cutaway mortar, ready for further research and display.