INERT DEACTIVATED. Original, British, High Explosive (HE) 9.45 Inch Heavy Trench Mortor (Flying Pig) & Number 34 Direct Action Fuze. - O 2240 INERT DEACTIVATED. Original, British, High Explosive (HE) 9.45 Inch Heavy Trench Mortor (Flying Pig) & Number 34 Direct Action Fuze. - O 2240 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. The British ML 9.45-inch mortar was a design based on the 240 mm mortar in 1915 and introduced into service in 1916. The British version differed from the French LT weapon in that the propellant charge was muzzle loaded whereas the French 240 mm had the charge loaded through the breech in a brass cartridge case. In June 1916, following unsatisfactory trials with the French model, Britain replaced them with its own version, firing a 156 pound bomb. This is a British, 9.45 inch heavy trench mortor high explosive mortor bomb including the rare brass number 34 direct action fuze in its steel threaded adaptor collar. The bomb has 4 pressed steel stabilising fins welded to the rear of the bomb. The fins are reinforced by riveted on steel angle plates. The bomb is fitted with a brass screw in number 34 direct action nose fuze complete with its threaded steel adaptor ring. See Handbook of the M.L. 9.45 inch Trench Mortars. February 1918. War Office, UK. No licence is required to possess this inert mortar in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Delivery is by arrangement and at cost. (No 34) O 2240