Small French light mortar captured and used by German Fallschirmjager.

[Grenademan2005]

Yes, just a standard 60mm mortar without paint, here you see the ones I have. Also note the top of the fuze is missing.

[navyman]

Thanks Miguel,
If I can get hold of a drawing I will try and fabricate a repro top on the lathe.
Cheers
navyman.

[kz11gr]

I am curious whether they could use the standard German 5cm mortar round in it....

Hi

Only use of the standard 5cm french round.
For information :
two differents models of fins exist
* the aluminium fins like these on the pictures before
* and the steel fins , less common , perhaps made by the germans .

These 5cm mortar shells were also used as antipersonal mines , without fins and fuzed with a chemical buck german mine fuze.

regards from France

[Grenademan2005]

I have both types in my collection French mortars in near mint condition are very nice pieces.

[sudelmuk]

These 5cm mortar shells were also used as antipersonal mines , without fins and fuzed with a chemical buck german mine fuze.

that's true, kz11gr
CIMG1063.jpg this one stripped down to a so called W-1 CIMG1087.jpg, a Reibzünder West or the similar brass adapter with M 10x1 thread for other types of pull-fuzes will also fit.