Original U.S. WWII 1941 Dated M49A2 60mm Deactivated Mortar Round with 1942 Dated Body & Original Paint in Husk Container - Inert

Original Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This mortar round cannot be converted to an explosive device.

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 NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

This is a hard to find WWII M49A2 Deactivated Mortar Round, for the U.S. 60mm M2 Mortar. The M49A2 was a High explosive (HE) round, equipped with a bakelite/aluminum housed point detonating fuse PDF M52B2., which is dated December 1942. It was an explosive shell used against infantry and other light area targets. It has a minimum range of 200 yards when fired without a boosting charge at a 70° angle and a maximum range of 2017 yards when fired with four boosting charges at a 45° angle.

The body is stamped LOT 106 23140-58 1942-AS-60MM-M49A2. It’s also painted on the side in yellow stencil:

60M.
TNT
SHELL M49A2
LOT K.O.P-7-16

There is much of the original paint present, but we’re unsure if it’s been repainted. The fuse, which does have the aluminum detonation button, screws off for inspecting the internal structure. The bottom of the mortar appears to be affixed with a Remington 12 Gauge shotgun primer, but the primer has already been hit. The tail fin assembly is also marked with a 1942 date.

The original husk is marked 60MM MORTAR M1 & M2 CONTAINER 60MM M50. The husk is 10⅝” long. 

A great chance to pick up a scarce WWII dated deactivated mortar round!

The U.S. M2 60 mm mortar was developed from the heavier 81 mm M1 Mortar to
provide a lighter-weight alternative to company-level fire support. The M2 attempted to bridge the gap between the 81 mm mortar and the hand grenade. Normally employed by the weapons platoon of a U.S. infantry company, the M2 is of the usual mortar pattern of the day.

It consists of a smoothbore metal tube on a rectangular baseplate, supported by a simple bipod with the elevation and traverse mechanisms. The firing pin was fixed in the base cap of the tube, and the bomb was fired automatically when it dropped down the barrel. Though classed as a light mortar, the M2 had considerable range compared to the 50 mm and 60 mm mortars of most other nations, and its fixed-firing pin design allowed a high rate of fire by trained crews. The M2 Mortar was used throughout World War II by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.