Original U.S. WWII 60mm Mortar Round Crate with Rope - Dated October 1944 Russian Antique Guns These cap plates continued in

These cap plates continued in use until they were replaced by the 1802 “Universal” cap plate

the massive P-1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword

in March and April 1945

and has good indexing and a crisp dry fire

Original U.S. WWII 60mm Mortar Round Crate with Rope - Dated October 1944 Russian Antique Guns These cap plates continued inOriginal Item. Only One Available. The U. S. M2 60 mm mortar was developed from the heavier 81 mm M1 Mortar to provide a lighter weight alternative to company level fire support. The M2 attempted to bridge the gap between the 81 mm mortar and the hand grenade. Normally employed by the weapons platoon of a U. S. infantry company, the M2 is of the usual mortar pattern of the day. It consists of a smoothbore metal tube on a rectangular base plate,