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British 4.2in ID

MINENAZ16

MINENAZ16

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Hello,
What is the filling of these British 4.2in mortar rounds ?
I'm lost with the light paint and these two bands

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Bombdoc said:
Look like Chemical... light grey with the bands showing type of agent..
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Not a good news as it's a battlelfield photo.
My documentation shows other typical markings for chemical bombs.
I thought to smoke bombs with reverse colored bands.
I saw in a collection a cutaway of HE bombs with yellow paint and two black bands on base.

The picture is here : https://www.alamy.com/italy-eighth-...f7384ca9b1564d7304efbb53ea7a8e9e&searchtype=0


So I think HE : https://www.alamy.com/the-british-a...f7384ca9b1564d7304efbb53ea7a8e9e&searchtype=0

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