Original Potbellied Bronze Mortar with Mount Circa 1790 Featured Item The serial number 260133 dates

The serial number 260133 dates this to early 1884

It was common to take earlier issued rifles to convert into an instructional model as using new production would have been a downright waste

combined with new made steel portions

ENGINEER VOLT Rs

We assume J DEAL was the manufacturer

Original Potbellied Bronze Mortar with Mount Circa 1790 Featured Item The serial number 260133 datesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This mortar is one of the most unique pieces of ordnance found in the 2003 cache of arms purchased by IMA from the kingdom of Nepal. Country of origin is unknown, however the quality of the bronze, grade of casting, and style of touchhole lead us to believe it is perhaps Danish. The mortar is marked around the touchhole with a traditional Nepalese design but it was common practice of the Gurkhas to remove any western