Marx Battleground and Training Center Playset Pieces - Marx Mortar without Base SP

Marx included a sprue (or two, I'm not sure how many) of soft plastic accessories - essentially odds-&-ends, to compliment the other toys in the Battleground playsets. There were lots of small pieces: pistols, BAR's, M1 Garand rifles, carbines, grease guns, bazookas, recoilless rifles, tripod mounted MG's, web belts, trenching tools (aka shovels), and this two-piece soft plastic mortar. You got a lot of bang for your buck, a ton of play value in these sets. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed

I happened to have this |Marx 45mm airman so I photographed him alongside the mortar for size comparison

Marx Battleground and Training Center Playset Pieces - Marx Mortar with Base HP

Marx outfitted its Battleground playsets with a ton of nifty accessories. This is the hard plastic mortar that came with the sets. As we've shown in a previous post, pairing it with the large sandbag emplacement and mortar rounds crate made for a terrific mortar position. The mortar measures 2.25" (5.71cm) D x 1.5" (3.81cm) W x 1.375" (3.49cm) H. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed 

Britains Deetail WWII British Mortar Team #7338 (1974)

This is a wonderful companion piece to the British Infantry figures. Britains made mortar teams for the British, Germans, and Japanese, but the American team had a recoilless rifle instead of a mortar. This is a firing toy (via a spring loaded mechanism) and would have come with several shells which are missing from mine, as is the box. Also, you'll notice that their uniforms don't have the wash effect on them like the figures shown in the past six days. Some people like the wash effect, while others don't, but I don't care one way or the other.  Enjoy! Opa Fritz