Original 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 hard to find M49A2 Deactivated Mortar Round, for the U.S. 60mm M2 Mortar and dated to the WWII era or Korean War era. The M49A2 was a High explosive (HE) round, equipped with an aluminum lamp socket in the place of where the fuse would be. The wiring runs down the internal body of the round and out the fin assembly on the side where a length of cord is present with an intact plug. There are no markings present due to the level of sanding and chrome plating that was done. The base measures about 4 1/8" across, and the lamp is about 13" tall without a bulb installed.

We tested the wiring and socket, and they are functional but quite old and outdated, so we do recommend that if you were to use it as a lamp then the wiring should be replaced. NOTE: The pictured light bulb is not included.

A great chance to pick up a scarce deactivated mortar round, later modified to be a lamp! Ready to display!

It was an explosive shell used against infantry and other light area targets. It has a minimum range of 200 yards when fired without a boosting charge at a 70° angle and a maximum range of 2017 yards when fired with four boosting charges at a 45° angle.

The U.S. M2 60 mm mortar was developed from the heavier 81 mm M1 Mortar to provide a lighter-weight alternative to company-level fire support. The M2 attempted to bridge the gap between the 81 mm mortar and the hand grenade. Normally employed by the weapons platoon of a U.S. infantry company, the M2 is of the usual mortar pattern of the day. It consists of a smoothbore metal tube on a rectangular baseplate, supported by a simple bipod with the elevation and traverse mechanisms. The firing pin was fixed in the base cap of the tube, and the bomb was fired automatically when it dropped down the barrel. Though classed as a light mortar, the M2 had considerable range compared to the 50 mm and 60 mm mortars of most other nations, and its fixed-firing pin design allowed a high rate of fire by trained crews. The M2 Mortar was used throughout World War II by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.