Unknown mortar round

[appie]

Somebody gave me this strange mortar round he had found on the attic. It seems somebody at one point has converted it into a lamp! Complete with wiring and a switch.
Well, never seen that been done before, but it took me over an hour to grind away the six welds that was holding it to a plate.
The tail piece is marked 2 7 5 9 DHP 1932, and the mortar is marked PDT 1932 42 45 A
Under the olivedrab paint there is some blue color on the top half (please don't tell me it's a practice round due to the blue paint )
and it has three strange holes in the side (smoke?).
I think it's something French, in any case it doesn't look like the German 8cm Wurf Granate, or the 3" American mortar rounds I have.
Anybody got a clue what it is?
Anyway, added a pic how it looks like after a good hour of grinding and cleaning!

[Dimas]

I think it's a French round

[Steve T]

Check here....see if you can see it.

http://www.inert-ord.net/russ02i/mor...XXG5tEdw4JXpg=

Steve T

[Steve T]

Dammit....link din't work.

Try this one

Russian 82mm and 50mm Mortar (WWII) - Inert-Ord.net

Steve T

[appie]

Thankx for the link Steve. They all look alike, but none is exactly the same. On another forum somebody reconissed it as being a French 75mm brisant round, he has two the same in his collection.