Mortar Shell ID Help !!!

[Turhan98]

Hello everyone

[vegetius]

The tail of a modern 81mm Illuminating mortar.

[08SMLE48]

The tail of a modern 81mm Illuminating mortar.

Do you know the country of manufacture and nomenclature? I have a US one (can’t recall the model number) and it looks different

[Turhan98]

I can not found any serial. Only just writes on tail "CEG"

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How can i learn more information ?

[vegetius]

The use of those augmenting cartridge slots in the tail is an American design but I believe the French version is the same andpossibly the Spanish. The Uk and Canada use the same clip round 'augies' so possibly French or even Spanish. I can look at work tomorrow. Shrre did it come from?

[Narcis]

81mm Mortar Ammunition And Fuzes
Cheers,
Luc

[Turhan98]

I bought in Turkey

[vegetius]

Turkey makes sense. NATO standard markings White = Illuminating It is the US / French Mortar Bomb made under licence by them!

[Teck 147]

I'd say licensed production of a US Model.
I'm pretty sure the french, the japanese and the russians used the slots for the Augmenting Charles but bent the ends of the fins 90°.

[vegetius]

Hi mate, how was the holiday? Remember we, ( the Brit's) produced american mortars under licence!
French or another european maker of that model old be my best guess. A piece of range scrap.

R