Pretty standard but hard to find this size in Canada. This is the 8cm mortar projectile for the GrW34. It’s marked for blw 42, meaning it was manufactured in 1942 by Gritzner-Kayzer AG in Karlsrühe. It is obviously ground-dug but will make a great candidate for a restore.
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German Granatwerfer 34 8cm Mortar Bomb
Posted in Mortars with tags Ammunition & Fusing, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, Mortar, WW2 on June 29, 2017 by The DudeGerman Granatwerfer 36 5cm Mortar Bomb
Posted in Mortars with tags Ammunition & Fusing, Germany (Third Reich), Granatwerfer, Heer, Mortar, WW2 on February 2, 2014 by The DudeThis is a standard 5cm round for the German Granatwerfer 36 50mm light mortar. This weapon remained in use right through the war due to the ease by which it could be carried however production was phased out in 1941-1942. This round was manufactured by Bergische Stahlindustrie K.G. in Reimsheid-Homsburg and has the date 3.12.42.