JensF.

Technical data (Leichte Sprengmine and Leichter Minenwerfer 16 n/A).

Type of round: High explosive

Caliber: 76 mm

Weight: 4500 g

Filling: 560 g of Pertit or Donarit

Range: ca. 1300 m

And finished!!!

The "LWMZ 16" completely dismounted. Yes, I was able to assemble it again without any parts left.

Another view of this masterpiece of mechanic and pyrotechnic. It is now 90 years old but still looks like fresh from the factory.

Thats the fuse for the Leichte Mine. The "Leichter Wurfminenz?nder 16" was a fuse with double effect. Impact and time.

Complete with bottom. The brass thing in the middle is the primer.

The copper driving band was pre-cut and had to be inserted with its six grooves into the rifling of the launcher. Here the empty bottom:

After removing the red paint and painting it fieldgrey, as this type of Leichte Mine was originally painted. There were no other markings on it. The bottom could be removed and then the propellant charge was inserted. It consisted out of discs of smokeless powder in different charges like you have for an howitzer. Depending on the considered range. Then some kind of primer was attached to the bottom. This one shown here is the early type with only 4 gas holes in the bottom. Later models had 6 or 8 and through these holes the gas escaped and throw the mine out of the barrell of the launcher.

And the shell as I got it in the mail.

All items shown here are completely inert according to current german laws!

Another one in the trenches:

Leichter Minenwerfer in action:

Museum #2:

Gentlemen,

I just bought one of these shells (or trench mortar rounds) which wasn't in the best condition. Someone painted it red, partially rusty etc. Now I restored it and added a nice fuse. I will post here a couple of pictures of the shell and the fuse, their parts, how they work etc. At first some old pictures showing the launcher (Leichter Minenwerfer).

Two Leichte Minenwerfer seen in museums:

Oh my god! It seems there are countries with a worse weapons law as we have in Germany. They just killed it...

Very nice! Good job on completing this one.

I saw too many medal-bars with the FA-Cross which were for sure not navy. Of course thats a possibilty for some of the bars, but not all. Just like the Hanseatic Crosses.

How about the fact that Oldenburg had and has sea ports. Navy.....

I vote for Deumer. As far as I know Deschler made only bavarian decorations.

Daniel, we are still trying to find out why you can find the Oldenburg cross in all possible combinations of medal-bars and nationalities. Sometimes with a connection to Oldenburg but very often without. Maybe it will remain a mystery forever...

Good job! And you got the rarest EK2 1914 on that bar.

Both medal-bars look good.

hahaha Can't stop. Theodor, how did you identify it?

Haha Still have to laugh. Haha I paid 1 Euro, so....

Hahaha thats really cool!!! Maybe from a Feld-Barbier. lol

What is this???

Thanks for your answer. I think I should wait until it has arrived. Then I will make better pics from all sides and can check it for any stamps, try how it works etc.