Original U.S. WWII M49A2 60mm Deactivated Mortar Round dated 1943 with Bakelite Fuse - Inert Category_Snider Rifle Parts in 1897 the firm became

in 1897 the firm became "VICKERS SONS & MAXIM LTD" and the world forever changed

The other possibility is of course to India which Britain had taken over the governance of from the Royal East India Company from in 1859 after the Sepoy Rebellion

so this rifle is definitely from early 1894

The interior has several leather pockets

becoming part of the United States Air Forces in Europe army of occupation during the summer of 1945

Original U.S. WWII M49A2 60mm Deactivated Mortar Round dated 1943 with Bakelite Fuse - Inert Category_Snider Rifle Parts in 1897 the firm becameOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This mortar round cannot be converted to an explosive devise and is not available for export. This is a hard to find WWII 1945 Dated M49A2 Deactivated Mortar Round, for the U. S. 60mm M2 Mortar. The M49A2 was a High explosive (HE) round, equipped with a rare bakelite housed point detonating fuse PDF M52B1., which is marked