29mm BRITISH SPIGOT MORTAR ORIGINAL MANUAL + CD COPY, SHELL & FUZE AMMO COLOR

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29MM SPIGOT MORTAR 1942
ORIGINAL MANUAL AND CD COPY
SMALL ARMS TRAINING:
THE 29mm SPIGOT MORTAR
1942
Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 23
Published by
THE WAR OFFICE,
London, 1942
H.M.S.O., London, 1942
An original WW2 War Office 29mm Spigot Mortar handbook, published in November 1942. The booklet is a detailed guide to the handling and maintenance of the Spigot Mortar (also known as the ‘Blacker Bombard’) as used by the allied armies during WW2. Full of fascinating information and fully illustrated with photos and diagrams (some in colour) of the Spigot Mortar, its mechanism, ammunition, and gun positions.
Spigot Mortar:
The Blacker Bombard, also known as the 29mm Spigot Mortar was an infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early years of the Second World War.
Intended as a means to equip Home Guard units with an anti-tank weapon in case of German invasion, at a time of grave shortage of weapons, it was accepted only after the intervention of Churchill. Although there were doubts about the effectiveness of the Bombard, many were issued. Few, if any, saw combat.
The first Bombards appeared in late 1941, and were issued to both regular and Home Guard units in Southern Command, no more were issued after July 1942. By that time, approximately 22,000 of the Bombards had been produced and issued to forces throughout the country. By November 1941, concerns were already being aired about the suitability of the weapon and it was unpopular with a number of units; some attempted to trade their Bombards for Thompson submachine guns or refused to use them at all. It would appear that a number of Bombards saw action with the British Army, being used in an anti-personnel role in the Western Desert Campaign, although their use may have been limited due to their weight. The design of the Bombards was the basis for the Royal Navy anti-submarine weapon known as the Hedgehog.
Large numbers of fixed concrete pedestals for Bombards were installed and a significant number survive in their original positions in many parts of the United Kingdom.
Published: 1942
Khaki card cover with red titling
Illustrated with photographs, line drawings and diagrams
Dimensions: 115mm x 175mm
Pages: 40 (plus 8 pages of plates)
ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS RARE MANUAL
SAME GREAT COLOR PLATES.
40 pages 8 pages of  plates    , ILLUSTRATED , B&W AND COLOR 1942
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