Interesting Unusual Guns

alanint · 03-20-2012, 05:26 AM

If it's the scene where two British troops load the weapon with a large, mortar style round and are firing at the German tanks coming over the bridge, it was a PIAT. The technical term is a "Spigot Mortar"

BTW, the PIAT is the only "Bazooka" style weapon from WW2 you can own without any ATF approval or other permits.

sheepherder · 03-20-2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by alanint

If it's the scene where two British troops load the weapon with a large, mortar style round and are firing at the German tanks coming over the bridge, it was a PIAT. The technical term is a "Spigot Mortar"

BTW, the PIAT is the only "Bazooka" style weapon from WW2 you can own without any ATF approval or other permits.

Yeah, that was the scene! here's another pic, a cut-away showing the 'propelling mechanism', that is slightly different...

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03-20-2012, 05:26 AM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	If it's the scene where two British troops load the weapon with a large, mortar style round and are firing at the German tanks coming over the bridge, it was a PIAT. The technical term is a "Spigot Mortar" BTW, the PIAT is the only "Bazooka" style weapon from WW2 you can own without any ATF approval or other permits.