PIAT Anti-Tank Mortar Bomb

UPDATE: 12-4-24 (improved quality of STL files and added printable stencil/reverse letterpress to replicate markings)

Full size imitation of the bomb used by the British PIAT anti-tank spigot mortar as the British equivalent of the American Bazooka. A very strange weapon but with some advantages of its own, having no backblast and much quieter operation compared to the Bazooka.

PIAT's also saw limited use after WW2 in the Korean War, Israel and Indochina.

This is loaded with detail including imitation spot welds, crimps, flanges/brackets making up the fins, a very detailed fuze and the excluder nozzle.

It prints in five pieces and a hex rod securely holds the two major pieces together.

Approx. complete dimensions: 400mm (15.75") height and 90mm (3.55") diameter at widest points.

An excellent choice for display or to use in a WW2 re-enactment kit!

(Note: This is a cosmetic imitation only, it cannot function or be made to function as a real device. I am not responsible for any mis-use of the printed items. The renders showing paint colours and markings are for
illustration purposes only.)

Printer with minimum 195mm Z-height print space required!

Print the body, stabiliser + hex rod in 0.20mm layers. Advise using 5% infill for the body to save on filament. Use 0.16mm or smaller layers for the fuze and excluder.

The stabiliser tube may need supports in the recessed areas of the central tube - use your own judgement and experience with your particular printer to decide. All the other parts can be printed without supports.

Parts pre-oriented in best printing position.