Original Italian WWII "Red Devil" 45mm Brixia Model 35 Mortar Bomb Turned Sicily GI Souvenir Pepper Shaker - Dated 1942 - Inert Iraq 92 MG gimble pin

92 MG gimble pin

There is a small size label marked 6 7/8 on the interior

The porcelain bead and string are not present

Army Air Forces shoulder sleeve insignia

It could be fired from an M1917A1

Original Italian WWII "Red Devil" 45mm Brixia Model 35 Mortar Bomb Turned Sicily GI Souvenir Pepper Shaker - Dated 1942 - Inert Iraq 92 MG gimble pinThis is a lovely chromed example of an Italian WW2 "Red Devil" 45mm Brixia Mortar bomb offered in totally inert condition. This example was turned into GI art by a soldier who converted it to use as a pepper shaker, with Sicily engraved on the side. There are holes in the top for use as a pepper shaker, and it still unscrews with ease. Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF