what mortar?

[al'saad]

i know someone knows

 

[MissingSomething]

It looks French... What size is it? 81mm or 60mm?

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Scooter parts.

I am fairly sure that "Innocenti" is an Italian word and also manufacturer but my recollection is that they manufacture "Scooter" parts-maybe they have diversified into armaments now ?

 

[al'saad]

it is 81mm and i have reason to belive it is wwii item

 

[spotter]

sorry al,saad i dont have much info on italian ww2 ordnance but Italian company innocenti did produce munitions during ww2 theres a little bit about its history here http://www.smellofdeath.com/lloydy/story/Innocenti_Story.htm,

 

[al'saad]

theres a little bit about its history here http://www.smellofdeath.com/lloydy/story/Innocenti_Story.htm,

thanks for the info, it is valuable info you provided, now i have some direction to dig!

btw, today i have blown off one mortar shell as same as this one, but in much worse condition.

 

[Charlie]

Before WWII, the Innocenti factory at Milan produced steel scaffolding, water pipes, and conduits for the building trade; after war broke out, the factory was converted to produce cannon barrels and ammunition.

Quote from http://everything2.com/index.pl?like_id=697091&node_id=697083&op=ilikeit

 

[wyngo]

The bomb is, i sure, mortar bomb81mm , italian x italian mortar BredaM35, maybe the marking on the body ,point out perhaps a chemical loading.
Sorry x my english...

 

[wyngo]

I am sure that the mortar bomb 81mm is of Italian made, for the mortar breda M35 and the markings on the body, perhaps point out a chemical loading.