My Uncle served as a B-17 bombardier in WW2, and after the Axis surrender he was stationed in Istres, Franceicon. All the .50 cal. guns were removed from the B-17's and replaced with cameras for aerial survey & map making in Europe. Istres was also used as a storage area for unused Germanicon ordnance. Uncle collected several souvenirs and brought them back to the USAicon, I am now the fortunate owner of those things.

On his "bring-back" authorization papers is "61mm Mortar Bomb-saftied". (Images below) You gentlemen are very familiar with artifacts from the European theater, so I am hoping you can confirm from which country this mortar round is from. I have a US 60mm mortar & it is of different construction. I suspect that it is German since that's what was stored at Istres. The bomb casing is marked, "ACC 206 NS 38" & the brass fuze has markings in ink, "A.T.S. ???". The fin assembly is stamped, "DR-35-10-39". There are traces of black paint remaining. Question: Is it German & is the "38" & "39" the year(s) of manufacture. Thank you.
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