INERT DEACTIVATED. British. WW1, 1916 Dated, 4 Inch Light Trench Mortor With No. 31 Fuse. - O 2242 INERT DEACTIVATED. British. WW1, 1916 Dated, 4 Inch Light Trench Mortor With No. 31 Fuse. - O 2242 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a WW1 British 4 inch light trench mortor originally developed during WW1 and entered service at the end of 1914 and was withdrawn in April 1916, being replaced in service by the 3 inch Stokes mortor. The mortor was fashioned from a 6 inch naval projectile, being lightened by boring the shell cavity out to lighten it. The mortor has a copper gas cheque on the bottom and three rectangular studs near the base of the projectile to engage in rifling of the mortor. The mortor is stamped round the circumference RML 4” CI (Cast Iron) H 9.16 (September 1916 date), The mortor is complete with its rare alloy and brass number 31 nose fuse with an alloy hexagonal nose cap. The fuse is stamped round the alloy top nut VSM (Vickers Son & Maxim) 106 31 (number 31 fuze). The time ring is graduated from 0 to 32. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert mortor in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2242