Can Anyone ID this Mortar Bipod and Baseplate

[Ed Storey]

I suspect what you have are the baseplate and bipod from a Type 94 Japanese Infantry Mortar.

[rob love]

Not so sure Ed. The rope handles are different, the top of the baseplate is wrong, and the two spring clamps aren't on any photo of the Japanese mortar. Add to that there is two letters and a part number that do not appear to be Japanese.

[Harry Moon]

the bipod looks very much like my 3 inch mortar. same feet and mechanics, measurements look to be bigger though. are we sure the base plate goes with it?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

The tripod is almost certainly 4.2" mortar. The base plate may or may not be the same as it doesn't match the typical. That said, 3" mortars had a variety of different baseplates so maybe the 4.2" did too.

Somewhere recently I saw a 4.2" mortar for sale less the tripod. Wouldn't it be nice if the two could meet up.

[James P]

Page 432 of the book Weapons of the WWII Tommy by David Gordon confirm what Bruce P says about the Tripod being for a 4.2 inch mortar and it just stands to reason the rope handled base plate is a variation to go along with said tripod. Cool find you made.

More on Mortars.

https://milart.blog/2014/09/07/canad...ment-projects/

[derk derin]

Here is a photo of when I bought my 4.2 inch mortar, bipod and baseplate.
And a couple photo’s of when I restored it. Just a memory now, sold that stuff to pay for house renovations.
Still happily married so was worth it!
Derk

[rob love]

Your photos show the two little projections that I must find on a tube.



Jeezus you had a lot of stuff back then. Aren't you glad you are cured of your OCD now? (btw, you aren't. It may have been suppressed for a few years, but you are in no way cured)