Woman Finds Munitions While Cleaning House

Horsham, Pennsylvania a woman cleaning out her house came across a munition item that reportedly was a war souvenir taken home from Vietnam by the woman's deceased husband following his military service. Not sure exactly what she had, the woman decided to bring the munition item to an antique dealer for further analysis. The antique dealer instructed her to bring the item to the military instead. The woman then drove the munition to nearby Naval Air Station Willow Grove.

The Navy called the police who responded with technical support provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department Bomb Disposal Unit. The bomb disposal unit identified the munition item as a 60mm M-83 illumination mortar round. The bomb disposal unit took possession of the item and placed it in storage bunker for disposal at a later time. No injuries were reported.

Numerous war souvenir finds have been reported in the same area (Bucks and Montgomery counties) over the years including four (4) alone calls in the beginning of the summer.