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  1. 5th January 2021, 05:01 PM #1
    Millsman
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    French Mortar ID and Date?

    Can someone ID this mortar for me? French WW1 or soon after?

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    Author of 'British Rifle Grenades of the Great War' and 'Mills Grenade Development 1915-1918'.
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    Hello,
    Nice trench mortar projectile "150mm bombe de tranchée T modèle 1917 Fabry"
    Used during ww1 and still in service at the begining of ww2.
    Very good condition and correctly repainted (fuzed 24-31mm PR 1916)


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    French ww1 battlefield
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    Last edited by MINENAZ16; 5th January 2021 at 05:31 PM.
    Any Live or Dug ordnance shown by me has been disposed of by EOD personnel .
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    Thanks very much. Quite advanced design for 1917.
    Author of 'British Rifle Grenades of the Great War' and 'Mills Grenade Development 1915-1918'.
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    The patent : https://bases-brevets.inpi.fr/fr/doc...4302af1fd2191a

    Some references:
    https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp...38n?rk=21459;2
    https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp...51n?rk=42918;4

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