Original WWI French Brandt Type B Model 1916 Pneumatic Mortar- Dated 1916 Iraq Just what you need for

Just what you need for your two wheeler

This was our “mystery item” a couple of weeks ago and sure enough several collectors correctly identified it and the city of origin

This is an unissued Heer tropical pattern overseas cap worn by NCO & enlisted ranks in the DAK and southern Europe

such 1945 dated examples are extremely difficult to find on the market

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Original WWI French Brandt Type B Model 1916 Pneumatic Mortar- Dated 1916 Iraq Just what you need forOriginal Item: Mortar designs of WW1 number in the hundreds, but one of the most unique is the Brandt pneumatic mortar. It was introduced in 1915 by the French and was eventually copied by the Germans. The type B was smaller then the first 1915 model and was comprised of cast aluminum. The 40. 5 inch barrel was mounted on a cast aluminum, fixed angle of 42 mount. It was fired by air pressure with a system of tanks and pistons. It fired a 60mm shell.