Original U.S. WWII Inert M43A1 81mm Mortar Round with Fuze - Original Paint M3 Grease Gun and was assigned to the

and was assigned to the 263rd Infantry Regiment

Inside the top is a leaf spring that holds the handset in place when the phone is closed

On the back is a very old and very difficult-to-read tag that may name the original owner

The Elastolin catalogs of the 1930s describe the 7-cm figures as being "normal size" (normalgrosse) and the 4-cm figures as Miniatur-Soldaten

but might stand a conversion back to flintlock for the advanced Gunsmith or Collector

Original U.S. WWII Inert M43A1 81mm Mortar Round with Fuze - Original Paint M3 Grease Gun and was assigned to theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This mortar round cannot be converted to an explosive device and is not available for export. This is a totally genuine United States military WWII produced SHELL, M43A1, with an inert fuze. The fuse base no longer unscrews to allow the explosive chamber to be inspected. The fuse is marked RH and is in good shape. The round