Hello,
I sold this German 5cm mortar-round to a collector from France.
Now that he received the item, he has serious doubts about its WWII manufacture,
as the round is stamped gum 51.
gum is the 3 letter code, no problem with that but 51 ?
I personally can't believe that the factory in Germany continued to produce those rounds until the 50s.
Please let me know what you think of this 5cm
Thanks a lot in advance,
CafSchumann
This is a WW2 5cm mortar round. The number you refer to is probably a batch number - batch 51. It appears to me to be dated '43
I hope this helps