Can anyone ID this item i found today? mortar?

[Randomnewguy]

Found this today while detecting a beech. Anyone have any ideas? I thought it was an old mortar but not too sure. Could be anything

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[Icewing]

You might want to clean it up and post more pics, it just looks like a crude pipe bomb like that.

 

[Randomnewguy]

Unfortunately i never took it with me so i cant clean it up now, I thought it might be a 2" mortar so was a bit hesitant about taking it home.

 

[trapperart]

No help here but congrats

 

[texjim]

If you have a neighbor that you don't get along with drop it in there mailbox.. Just kidding. Can't help you out on the I.D.

 

[CHIPEOD]

60mm illumination mortar m83