Original 18th Century Explosive Iron Mortar Ball with Lifting Rings U.S. Artwork & Posters brass pommel cap and guard

brass pommel cap and guard are unadorned

the entire assembly is attached to the shell via four correct wartime original bolts

as well as developing their own variant

for carrier qualification operations off Jacksonville

were khaki in color and bore two metal shields

Original 18th Century Explosive Iron Mortar Ball with Lifting Rings U.S. Artwork & Posters brass pommel cap and guardOriginal Item: Only One Available. Most likely this is British, it came from our purchase from Nepal in 2003. This is a highly unusual projectile being a hollow iron ball over 9" in diameter with about a 1" diameter hole in the top allowing access to the hollow interior. On either side of this hole are two integral "Loops" or "Rings which were used to attach hooks from a small crane that would lift the iron ball stuffed with explosives and place it