Original German WWII 5cm Mortar Round Leichter Granatwerfer 36 Transportation Box Case with 5 Inert Rounds Revolutionary War and a lovely polished patina

and a lovely polished patina

Many of the dogs went home with their handlers from the war

Many US Advisors and Special Forces soldiers were awarded ARVN parachute wings for their service with South Vietnamese Airborne and Special Forces units

It is held in the correct black leather frog with aluminum & steel rivets

The nickel alloy rims around the pommel show just a bit of wear and denting

Original German WWII 5cm Mortar Round Leichter Granatwerfer 36 Transportation Box Case with 5 Inert Rounds Revolutionary War and a lovely polished patinaOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely totally genuine 5cm mortar round steel transportation case for the 5 cm Leichter Granatwerfer 36 (light grenade launcher). The rounds it carried are High Explosive anti personnel bombs with a finned tail, of 8 blades, that would carry the cartridge. The bodies are manufactured from 4mm thick mild steel, with a screw threaded fuze hole that would accept a quick acting aluminum or Bakelite Wgr. Z. 38