Spanish Brixia mortar grenade

[MiguelMaxim]

Maybe during the civil war 1936-1939 the nationalist army finished the italian grenades, but this is a complete spanish copy of the Brixia 45mm mortar grenade. Inert, rough war time manufacture and only an R marked on the upper body. The new fuze was common for the other mortars like the Valero and the Ecia, 50 and 81mm, known as Sylvia or Vall. Curious

 

[pajarito]

About the "Sylvia" fuze. An excellent work:

http://amonio.es/otros/Espoleta_Sylvia_RSA.pdf

 

[spotter]

and some info here,when the page opens go to the left side panel click on "Granadas De Mortero" and scroll down the page that opens
http://amonio.es/index2.htm

 

[MiguelMaxim]

Thank a lot Pajarito. Take good care of it ! We'll speak a lot about 37's. Best wishes for the new year. Miguel