Original U.S. WWII Type Deactivated 81mm M43 Mortar Shell Round - Inert Category_Receiver and the spine has a

and the spine has a repeating laurel leaf motif

and the civic eagle is about 80%

The pin on the back is fully functional

and lovely worn patina

All of the men in my company thought I was dead

Original U.S. WWII Type Deactivated 81mm M43 Mortar Shell Round - Inert Category_Receiver and the spine has aOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and solid deactivated fuse. This mortar round cannot be converted to an explosive devise and is not available for export. This is a totally genuine United States military WWII or just post war produced SHELL, M43, possibly produced as an inert practice round. It has the lower housing of the fuse, with all of the internal components removed,