Original U.S. WWII Chemical Mortar Round Crate with Chemical Corps Stencil - Dated September 1943 Spanish Ordnance and there is a repaired

and there is a repaired tear on the closure flap

and the original tie strap is missing

The Right Barrel is marked on the base plate with manufacture information:

Enamel in good condition

however it is torn almost all of the way across the crown

Original U.S. WWII Chemical Mortar Round Crate with Chemical Corps Stencil - Dated September 1943 Spanish Ordnance and there is a repairedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M2 4. 2 inch mortar was a U. S. rifled 4. 2 inch (107 mm) mortar used during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the "Goon Gun" (from its large bullet shaped shells, monopod, and rifled bore) or the "Four Deuce" (from its bore size in inches). In 1951, it began to be phased out in favor of the M30 mortar of the same caliber. This is a fantastic