Original Italian WWII "Red Devil" 45mm Brixia Model 35 Mortar Bomb Turned Sicily GI Souvenir Pepper Shaker - Dated 1942 - Inert Iraq There is a small size

There is a small size label marked 6 7/8 on the interior

The grip is totally correct

1944 (May 4th 1944)

but had been ordered to avoid action

Army Air Forces shoulder sleeve insignia

Original Italian WWII "Red Devil" 45mm Brixia Model 35 Mortar Bomb Turned Sicily GI Souvenir Pepper Shaker - Dated 1942 - Inert Iraq There is a small sizeThis is a lovely chromed example of an Italian WW2 "Red Devil" 45mm Brixia Mortar bomb offered in totally inert condition. This example was turned into GI art by a soldier who converted it to use as a pepper shaker, with Sicily engraved on the side. There are holes in the top for use as a pepper shaker, and it still unscrews with ease. Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF