DEWAT— (DEactivated WAr Trophy) –def.  A weapon or munition, which, by being rendered inert or by damage, is no longer functional. Permission to keep and possess same is at the discretion of the Commanding officer (MACV directive 1966).

And if you were up-country on the other side of the fence, you could send these out in the diplomatic pouch from the U.S. Embassy at APO Seattle 96243 (96546). I tried it just to see if I could. This arrived at Mom’s house in Alexandria, Va. two weeks later. Notice the impact damage from the 5.56X45 mm NATO round. #1 apparently transited through the upper chest of the bearer and still exited with enough energy to almost penetrate the  firing mechanism-even at 160 yards. Round #2 fired from about 40 yards penetrated the handle and unfortunately damaged the grip-not to mention the hand of the gentleman holding it.

My son used to tote this around when he and his friends played war in the early 90’s.  It certainly raised a few eyebrows and had concerned mothers calling Cupcake to ask if she knew her eight year old son was running around unattended with an RPG  2 and a fistfull of bottle rockets.

Notice the rich mahogany furniture on the barrel and what’s left of the handgrip.

All that damage by a  .22 calibre-sized bullet one and a half football fields away.