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2in Mortar

Andysarmoury

Andysarmoury

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Hi i have a 1940 dated Mortar i think is a illuminating one and want to repaint it dose anybody know what colour they are, there are tracers of red paint on the fins and the top is missing.
Many thanks
Andy
 
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by the top do you mean the screw off lid if so
i have a dozen of them you may have one
Armystuff :tinysmile_tongue_t:
 
Hi Armystuff, thanks i think i should have said the bottom as its sitting,:bigsmile: its the bigger one of the two.
Andy
 
Yes perhaps i should have said a tin lid, would these have been white like the later ones.
Andy
 
This picture is from david gordons site, http://visualcollector.com/ note no colour bands
lots of other information on his site well worth a look
 

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Hi Andy, Official colour scheme for a WW2 Illum bomb is black with white markings, I have one in my collection. Sometimes they are unpainted with black markings as in D. gordons pic. I noticed recently on a post here that the canadian colour was dark green with black markings. One side of one tail fin was painted red to denote a live propelling cartridge. Tony.
 
Thanks tony have you got a pic as i would like to re letter mine.
Cheers
Andy
 
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I will take a pic for you asap, but I don't have it handy tonight. You might find it hard to get a tin cap for it in good condition, a later one would be ok though. Here is a scan of 2" signal, star and illum bombs from 1949. Tony.
 

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Hi Andy, Here are a couple of pics of my WW2 dated 2" illum bomb. Mine has the steel tail which is varnished. The diecast parts are un-painted. The body is black and the main markings look as though they were pale yellow once upon a time, they read : ILLG. WITH PARACHUTE (all contained in a rectangle) also 1/45 T (in a circle) lot 22. Also marked MOD 2/44. The cap is not painted, only tinned and has darkened with age. There is a large raised "P" on it and also a smaller embossed "L" . hope this is of some use, Tony.
 

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Not really sure when the steel fins first came along, mortars are not my specialist subject but one of our other members will surely know. Tony.
 
red paint

Red paint was also applied on one fin to denote a Mazak tail fin. Only one side of the fin was painted the unpainted side was a stamp.
I quote

'No.2 o Z is stamped on one vane the reverse of which is painted red'
 
Thanks for that mine has 2 o Z stamped on one vane and the reverse of which is painted red.
Thanks
Andy
 
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