Original U.S. Desert Storm Era Inert 40mm HE Rounds on MK19 Links for the Mark 19 Grenade Launcher - Lot of 3 Hotchkiss MG but the battle to recover

but the battle to recover was just beginning

The rifle features an excellent un-sanded stock with visible SWP 1881

This particular example has all steel/iron fittings with arsenal markings

as used on the Quick Firing 18 Pounder Field Gun

The barrel was never cut for a sight base

Original U.S. Desert Storm Era Inert 40mm HE Rounds on MK19 Links for the Mark 19 Grenade Launcher - Lot of 3 Hotchkiss MG but the battle to recoverOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War. The Mk 19 is a belt fed, blowback operated, air cooled, crew served, fully automatic weapon that is designed not to cook off. It fires 40 mm grenades at a cyclic rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute, giving a practical rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute