Help needed - again part 2!!!

[hicky1300]

There`s more!!

Pic one - obviously a grenade. Spoon is painted Blue & brown with `INERT` stencilled on it. Comes apart & spoon/trigger mechanism is cocked. Grenades not my thing at all so open to offers or its off to SA.

Pics 2 & 3 are of a 2" inch mortar but isit a drill or training aid?
Stamped 2" MOR 1MW U on body. Under nose cap stamped CHLtd /42
Primer cap has 42 in a circle & WDC. Fin unit has 4 FDLtd 1939-1 embossed on it. Also crows foot stamped on base of body. Mortars also not my thing!!! I do know though that this is a 2" mortar round from `39 - `42.

As ever thankss for your time & help

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Drill.

The Mortar certainly looks like a "Drill" but I haven't seen a top like that before !

I expect one of the Mortar experts will have a bucketful to show us.

 

[dano1917]

illumination

The grenade is a US MKII illumination grenade...Dano

 

[smle2009]

Hi Hicky 1300,
The mortar is a practice(firing)
Cheers Tony

 

[roller63]

1st item appears to be an American illuminating grenade with a practice spoon/lever on it. The mortar is a 2" practice round, inert filled with dummy fuse but live cart for firing. Looks like its in nice condition. Tony.

 

[roller63]

great minds think alike !

 

[smle2009]

Found this pic while looking for 3" mortars today....Tony

 

[hicky1300]

Cheers for all that gents.
Both items are in very good condition & the 2" still has grease on the treads for the cap & fins.
would this have been fired from a Stokes tube?

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Standard Tube Mortar!

Hicky, the Mortar would have been fired from a standard 2" Inch mortar tube of the day.

 

[hicky1300]

Ok duly noted - cheers again.