Original U.S. WWII M1 81mm Mortar Leather Tube Head Cover Hand Select:No containing Pen y Fan

containing Pen y Fan

The best known post war operator of the Schwarzlose was probably the Polish air force who acquired and used significant numbers of surplus Austro-Hungarian aircraft and used them against Soviet forces during the Polish-Bolshevik War

The brass escutcheons may or may not be present

Along those lines

Original U.S. WWII M1 81mm Mortar Leather Tube Head Cover Hand Select:No containing Pen y FanOriginal Item: 81mm Leather Head Cover for Mortar Bipod in used but solid condition. The M1 81mm mortar was the largest weapon in the arsenal of the U. S. WWII infantry battalion. It provided the battalion commander with a powerful and flexible indirect fire capability. Sometimes called "infantry artillery," or "hip pocket artillery," mortars were capable of quickly laying down heavy barrages. These could stop enemy attacks under the worst conditions.