Mortar ID request

[US-Subs]

I'm sure that this one has been discussed before, but I cannot find the thread. 60mm, for whatever reason I am thinking Danish and TAMMS, but that may be way off. It has a filling that smells strongly of mothballs - naphthalene. Anyone recognize? Looking for country and model. Thanks.

 

[Eggburt1969]

I'm sure that this one has been discussed before, but I cannot find the thread. 60mm, for whatever reason I am thinking Danish and TAMMS, but that may be way off. It has a filling that smells strongly of mothballs - naphthalene. Anyone recognize? Looking for country and model. Thanks.

Looks the same as images I have labelled as a Finnish (Tampella) TAM 1.8 long-range bomb. I don't have an image of the TAM 1.6 standard-range bomb. The 1.6 and 1.8 refer to the weight in kilograms.

 

[MINENAZ16]

Yes typical Finnish
Herewith practice version :
(I can't remember where I found this picture, sorry for the source and copyright)

 

[jvollenberg]

Minenaz16 ... for your records, that image is from the Aberdeen Ordnance Museum. I took it. Use as needed.

Joe

 

[US-Subs]

Works for me, thanks.

 

[MINENAZ16]

US-Subs,
Your shell seems to be fuzed with a Danish fuze M/49 type (Swedish also used this fuze).

 

[Eggburt1969]

US-Subs,
Your shell seems to be fuzed with a Danish fuze M/49 type (Swedish also used this fuze).

Glad someone else ID'ed it. I didn't have time.

The image of the mortar bomb that I had seemed to be fuzed with the Finnish 'IS 52-23A' (Iskusytytin Mallia 52 - Sytytintilaan 23A) model fuze.