WWII M1 Garand Improvised Launchable 60mm "Mortar"

[MrCeige]

I have been searching the web for a few years now on a couple of mortars I have. In the beginning, I thought that someone had just threwn a thread through them to make a lamp. Later I found that these were rare launchable mortar rounds from an M1 Garand. I have yet to find a tail fin for either, and a buddy of mine wants to trade for one. What would be the trade valie on one of these? I linked below the original thread I found on this site. I don't know how to post a picture here yet, so follow the links to the pics. Any help would be greatly appreciate.

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[Tom in N.J.]

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No special round required, any HE 60 mm mortar round could be fired from an M1 rifle using a M7 launcher and M1 projection adapter. Photo is of a full sized dummy shell mounted in the adapter, laying on a copy of the bulletin describing how to do it.

[browningautorifle]

Later I found that these were rare launchable mortar rounds from an M1 Garand.

You can keep searching...those have been modified for someone's brainstorm. Good luck in your search. The rare part would be finding someone that had launched a mortar round and not hospitalized himself while doing it...or his rifle...

[Bob Seijas]

The GCA Journal had an article on it by Bill Ricca in the Winter 2004 issue. It's the first article in the new Best of the Journal Book 7 recently released. It was evidently a GI field invention in 1945.

[Tom in N.J.]

The Bulletin, TB-9-1985-2, which shows how to do it and warns only authorized for emergency use, and not to be done from M1 Carbines, is dated 26, January, 1944. Troops seem to have done it in the field in Italy in 1943.

[browningautorifle]

It was evidently a GI field invention in 1945.

I believe you, I knew guys just like that too, do anything once.

warns only authorized for emergency use

Agreed...

not to be done from M1 Carbines

Not even on a dare.

[cpc]

Unfortunately I cannot see the Op’s Original pictures. A secret document shows another type of 60mm adapter that was tested in addition to the TB. It used a base similar to a m17 grenade. I wish I could see the pictures. There is also an adapter that appears to screw into the tail fin section. Trying to figure out how to post from my phone.