Original U.S. Korean War M49A2 60mm Deactivated Mortar Round dated 1953 with 1974 dated M525 PD Fuse - Inert Feed Block Assembly it definitely spent a lot

it definitely spent a lot of time in a wet environment

the prototype was transferred to the Lexington for carrier certification

We do not see any evidence that parts were swapped out

This would be read: SHOWA (current reigning emperor) Juu Roku Nen (16th year of reign - 1941) Hachi Gatsu (8th Month - August) Tsuitachi (1st Day)

which escaped further modification after production

Original U.S. Korean War M49A2 60mm Deactivated Mortar Round dated 1953 with 1974 dated M525 PD Fuse - Inert Feed Block Assembly it definitely spent a lotOriginal 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 Korean War 1953 Dated M49A2 Deactivated Mortar Round, for the U. S. 60mm M2 Mortar. The M49A2 was a High explosive (HE) round, equipped with an aluminum housed point detonating fuse PD M525., which is marked