Original U.S. WWII Chemical Mortar Round Crate with Chemical Corps Stencil - Dated September 1943 Spanish Ordnance The Right Barrel is marked

The Right Barrel is marked on the base plate with manufacture information:

followed by 71

so this is a nice larger example

then retied through the pommel eyelet

Enamel in good condition

Original U.S. WWII Chemical Mortar Round Crate with Chemical Corps Stencil - Dated September 1943 Spanish Ordnance The Right Barrel is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M2 4. 2 inch mortar was a U. S. rifled 4. 2 inch (107 mm) mortar used during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the "Goon Gun" (from its large bullet shaped shells, monopod, and rifled bore) or the "Four Deuce" (from its bore size in inches). In 1951, it began to be phased out in favor of the M30 mortar of the same caliber. This is a fantastic