A couple mortars for comments

[fernando]

The usual dilemma ... or not.
Mortars for cerimony events, signal bombards, battle traps ... or remotely hand cannons.
Very sturdy examples; the larger one with 19 cms. height, 7,5 cms on the base, a 50 m/m "caliber" and a weight of 4,9 kgs. The smaller one with 16 cms height, 8 cms on the base, a 45 m/m mouth and a weight of 5,8 Kgs, due to its thicker walls.
No doubt they are rought iron.
The smaller one has a particular detail; the touch hole, having been worn due to (apparent) frequent use, had a perfect patch applied and a new hole made on the next (not opposite) side.
I wonder how old these things are.
Someone giving a hint here?
Don't forget that, even if they are not meant to be weapons, they end up being so as, due to their weight, they easily qualify to knock any adversary down .


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