WW2 British 2 inch mortar

[shaunman79]

Recieved this from my wifes uncle this past weekend what can you guys tell me about it other than it is a 2 inch mortar, Her grandfather was in the rcaf artillery during the war and he brought this back with him I took some pictures of the markings hope you can see them.

[Steve T]

The pictures are really small shaun. Can you upload some bigger ones of the markings please. They can be up to 240kb ish in size.......

[Adrian Stevenson]

Some info here:

Visual Collector Links - WWII British Mortar Rounds, Mines and PIAT Rounds

Cheers, Ade.

[spotter]

nice original condition unissued 2inch HE body

[hangarman]

Hi Shaunman,
The yellow band denotes a practice round. The red paint on the tail indicates it has (did have) a live cartridge fitted. Do you know if it is full of sand?
Cheers
Hangarman