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2inch Mortar

Andysarmoury

Andysarmoury

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Hi All, just wondering if anybody can help i have a 2inch smoke or Illum Mortar dated 1940 but the top lid is plain with no raised letter did they make the early ones without a identifying letter,
Regards
Andy
 

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Andysarmoury said:
Hi All, just wondering if anybody can help i have a 2inch smoke or Illum Mortar dated 1940 but the top lid is plain with no raised letter did they make the early ones without a identifying letter,
Regards
Andy
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Hi Andy,
first, your 2inch mortar is an illuminating or signal shell, not a smoke. The bottoms with holes of the shell are different.
Second, your top cover is probably the cover of a 2inch Signal Mk I.

I'll post drawings later


Yoda
 
Here the drawings, (thanks Mr Belot !)

On the first pic you can see the flat cover of the 2"Sig Mk I with a single star. The multiple stars projo's had a embossed mark on the covers.

Second pic, you can see the main difference between a Smoke (left) and a Ill-Sig (right) projectile.




Yoda
 

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Hi Andy,
You have an para illuminating round. Its an early one because it has an aluminium tail (as opposed to mazac). They must have had blank caps to start with and then progressed on to raised shapes to aid identification.
Cheers
Gary
 
hangarman said:
Hi Andy,
You have an para illuminating round. Its an early one because it has an aluminium tail (as opposed to mazac). They must have had blank caps to start with and then progressed on to raised shapes to aid identification.
Cheers
Gary
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Thank you Gary, what are the chances of finding the inards for one
Cheers
Andy
 
Hi Andy, the parachutes turn up occasionally but have never come across a flare, inert or otherwise. Cheers Gary
 
Hi Andy,hope your well mate,a few pics,difference in size of rounds(ignore age difference,there still the same post war),chute in its original carboard half tube and a wartime chute. Im sure you could replicate these so if you want proper sizes,let me know. cheers Tony.
 
tigbrand said:
Hi Andy,hope your well mate,a few pics,difference in size of rounds(ignore age difference,there still the same post war),chute in its original carboard half tube and a wartime chute. Im sure you could replicate these so if you want proper sizes,let me know. cheers Tony.
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Hi Tony, i am ok thanks, hope you are ok too and thank you nice to see some original bits and yes please to a few measurements that would be great.
Cheers
Andy
 
Not sure if it is mate,but looks very close to the one in Tonys photos,no markings but if..........................:tinysmile_fatgrin_t

Cheers
Tony

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