Original French WWI Mortier de 58 mm Type 2 Little Toad Trench Mortar - Inert Martini-Henry Accessories Measures approximately 1 3/4"W x

Measures approximately 1 3/4"W x 1 7/16"H

All major parts are matching with serial number 69837 denoting year of manufacture as 1862

On 14 June 1858

and a farmer holding a sheaf of wheat that morphs into Uncle Sam’s beard

The top of the barrel still bears a very faint large - COLT - marking on the top

Original French WWI Mortier de 58 mm Type 2 Little Toad Trench Mortar - Inert Martini-Henry Accessories Measures approximately 1 3/4"W xOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic rare French World War 58mm Trench Mortar known as the Crapouillot or "Little Toad". This example is dated 1917 meaning due it being post 1898 it is not legally considered an antique. Therefore, a hole the size of the bore has been made in the barrel with a bar inserted to obstruct loading rendering it inert and totally legal to own within the United States. The Mortier de 58 mm type 2 or Mortier