Original Japanese WWII Type 89 Knee Mortar 50mm Grenade Discharger Inert Round U.S. Piggybank Trench Art, Named To Hugh O.G. Land, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, taken at New Britain (Battle of Cape Gloucester) - Dated 1939 British Ordnance M20 "Super Bazooka":- Could penetrate

M20 "Super Bazooka":- Could penetrate up to 11 inches (280 mm) of armor

We can see that it originally it was checkered on the forestock and wrist

It has a lovely brown color

known as shagreen

and looks to originally have been bright zinc plated

Original Japanese WWII Type 89 Knee Mortar 50mm Grenade Discharger Inert Round U.S. Piggybank Trench Art, Named To Hugh O.G. Land, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, taken at New Britain (Battle of Cape Gloucester) - Dated 1939 British Ordnance M20 "Super Bazooka":- Could penetrateOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine Japanese World War II 50mm Mortar, Type 89 grenade with a Type 88 instantaneous fuze. Features original paint with a yellow band on the body and a red band at the top, both painted over with black. The Mortar round is inert and can never be used as a weapon or for its original intended purpose, therefore complies with BATF guidelines regarding inert ordnance. Not Available For Export. The fuze still