Base Plate for 81 mm Brandt Mortar mle 27/31

Place Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
Accession Number RELAWM20086.003
Collection type Technology
Object type Artillery Accessory
Physical description Paint, Steel
Maker Stokes Brandt
Place made France
Date made c 1939
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Base Plate for 81 mm Brandt Mortar mle 27/31. The base plate is made from ordnance steel and is painted matt grey. The base plate is rectangular in shape and features steel studs for anchoring in soil. There is a fold down carry handle attached to the rear of the base plate.

History / Summary

Stokes Brandt mortar baseplate used by Vichy French and German forces during the Second World War. This barrel was collected at Tobruk in March 1942.