Some WWI French Trench Mortar Rounds I Forgot to Post Prevously

[frizzen]

French Pnuematic Mortar Rounds WWI

 

[.*.*.]

Incredible - Watching all your posts with much enthusiasm. Your collection is one the best ! Excellent quality Photo's also. Thanks for letting us view more rare items. WF

 

[kz11gr]

Hi

Nothing to say, except : Superb

here a war period picture

 

[kz11gr]

ps : The Aasen mortar shoots this "Excelsior Bomb" with a Cartridge & Black Pownder ; not pneumatic .

 

[frizzen]

Thank you kz11gr...

 

[kz11gr]

Thank you kz11gr...

Hi

here a good link about this gun.

But in Italian,

http://www.talpo.it/thevenot-86-mm.html


regards

 

[US-Subs]

So the version with the open fins is not pneumatic - ? Here is mine. It is interesting that they used the same head design on stick grenades.

 

[kz11gr]

Here the grenade

 

[Gspragge]

I had one of those bombs 40 years ago, nobody knew what it was ---