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1st WW Toffee Apple Mortar

i think the mortar tube had a bolt action mechanism in the base similar to a rifle and was loaded with a blank. then fired with the aid of a long lanyard.
the bundles of cordite would have been dropped down the muzzle before loading the bomb.
cheers, paul.
 
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