2 inch mortar

**zwerge** · 02-02-2010, 08:43 PM

I only had the tail so I made the bomb.

**Steve T** · 02-02-2010, 10:03 PM

Very nice !

Shame it wasn't one of the English 'stumpy' mortars, I have a spare nose cap that would have looked at home on it.

Make one of those next !

Steve T

**Panzer 3** · 02-03-2010, 12:25 AM

Hi Pete,
Wow, it,s great and looks the part to you have done a brilliant job on it. As Steve says all you need now is the stumpy brit one,
Great display model. Very well done.
dave.

**militarymania** · 02-03-2010, 12:55 AM

very nicely done..

**zwerge** · 02-03-2010, 03:14 AM

Thanks gents,actually it should be the stumpy shape to be correct,I used the shape of a 3 inch projectile because I thought it looked nicer " artistic license " so to speak...

**Steve T** · 02-03-2010, 07:52 PM

zwerge !

You little devil you !

Just for that I am going to taunt you with the 2 inch mortar caps.....one could have been yours.....but not for a 3inch (although only 2inch) mortar. I think ?

Steve T

**zwerge** · 02-03-2010, 08:05 PM

by Steve T

zwerge !

You little devil you !

Just for that I am going to taunt you with the 2 inch mortar caps.....one could have been yours.....but not for a 3inch (although only 2inch) mortar. I think ?

Steve T

MEANY...

**banny** · 06-13-2010, 03:05 AM

Hi guys.
Steve, are those Mortar caps from a British 2' HE round? I found one exactly like yours yesterday in the hills in Hong Kong. Did they use a similar cap on other 2' mortars? I have had a look about but there's no substitution for experience, which this site oozes.
Also Steve, you mentioned that I should start a new thread with my finds, which I'm happy to do, most of my finds are in storage at the moment but Ill get some photos and start a new thread soon.
Keep up the good work lads

**Adrian Stevenson** · 06-13-2010, 08:23 AM

Hi Banny, the smaller cap you desribe is most likely from the base of the round. This is also removed before firing. I have shown a pic for you of a 1939 dated example from my collection.

Cheers, Ade.

**zwerge** · 06-13-2010, 01:57 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

Hi Banny, the smaller cap you desribe is most likely from the base of the round. This is also removed before firing. I have shown a pic for you of a 1939 dated example from my collection.

Cheers, Ade.

I thought this cap was left on and the hole in it was for the firing pin to go through?