Italian 45mm Brixia mortar bomb

[Madbomber31]

Cheers Mad B)

 

[fert]

ciao
here can see the mortar firing.
forward up to 5min and 50sec.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iyJEKEZgPs[/ame]

 

[Investment]

Hi fert,

Excellent film footage on Italian ordnance

Cheers,

Invest

 

[DAZ REICH]

Thanks all that video was great and mads picture and the vid explained it all, what a alot of mucking about to fire such a small projectile.

 

[fert]

ciao daz
i can't translate "alot of mucking........"
but may be I understand what you mean...... the mortar was a big sheet........ sure, was like throw a hand grenade up to 500m, very ineffective, not useful...

 

[DAZ REICH]

Hi fert I mean it was more trouble to use than it was worth ,
Many thanks DAZ

 

[Borzalmas]

Brixia

Do you know any difference between the mod35 and mod39?
Anyway have you got pic about the starting patron?

 

[Tmine35]

Brixia mortar

Here a picture of the mortar in Army museum, Athens.
Reino

 

[pzgr40]

Here a posting I wrote about the brixia mortar shell:
http://www.wk2ammo.com/showthread.php?t=1097

Regards DJH

 

[Grenademan2005]

Mod 35 Vs. 39

Do you know any difference between the mod35 and mod39?
Anyway have you got pic about the starting patron?

Hi all:
Model 35 was shorter than the Model 39 and was mostly used in the Spanish Civil War. It is a very common find for the diggers here. SEE POST #49.
Miguel A.J.

 

[spotter]

Got one of these today it has some different tail stampings to those previously shown,unfotunately the date stamp last number is missing

 

[Grenademan2005]

Hi:
I have two with these maker marks, both 1941 dated.

 

[Anders]

Are these the same thing as those describeded as Breda types

Maybe it was I dont know, but I have attached a photo of the Breda M/35 also known as "Red Devil". I believe the M/35 Breda, M/35 SRCM and the M/35 OTO could be refered to as the Breda types. They are very similar.

 

[Redeye]

Weasel
If possible can you send me a copy of the drawing

Thanks

 

[jvollenberg]

according to OP 1668 the training version of these mortars were yellow with unpainted aluminum tails. Does anyone have one of these?

Joe

 

[US-Subs]

Never seen the mortar in yellow, but that is the color that they use for the practice grenades.

 

[Grenademan2005]

That is not right, the only Red Devil in yellow was the SCRM, (also known as Romana; from SoCieta RoMana), smoke practice. The Brixia mortars for practice were painted with a white band, never seen one in yellow from WWII. There were three types of each grenade, the yellow SCRM is the only with smoke, black dummy, white for practice and red for combat. I love these grenades, but they are extremelly difficult to find in nice condition and complet. They were used in the Spanish Civil War, not the large Oto, for this I have some of them from Army. One of our Italian friends sent me some time ago the pages of an original Italian Manual, they are a treasure.

 

[jvollenberg]

Thanks for the responce .. funny how the old publications can be wrong. This will be good information to put out to the EOD field since they work off the old publications some times. I am showing pictures from the Aberdeen Ordnance Museum of the cartridge and gun system.

Joe

 

[Grenademan2005]

Yes, you can find tons of mistakes in old manuals and books.

 

[Manncarc]

Hello

As I read this post, I see that you have spoken of a grenade Brixia "practice" in yellow but you have not found images.

During the SCW Mussolini sent the Army "national" these BRIXIA practices like the attached photo. The body is painted yellow and black fins.

best regards