10.5 cm l.F.H. 16 Light Field Howitzer (Germany) : Captured by 5th Battalion, A.I.F. on 10 August 1918 Accession Number: RELAWM05064

Description

10.5 cm light field howitzer with sliding Krupp breech block. Mounted on steel box carriage, with two wooden spoked wheels. Breech number 455. Factory proof M 2787 Kp & S 6552 Kp. No firing pin. Breech potentially operational. Sight bracket present. Trail Number SAW 1918 L14546.

Contextual Description

Captured by 5th Battalion on 10 August 1918 near Lihons. Gun was included among guns captured by AIF and exhibited in big exhibition of captured guns in vicinity Buckingham Palace 1919. (AWM File 4386/1/70 Series 16)

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Accession Number
RELAWM05064
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Artillery
Measurement
Overall: 1640 mm H x 1885 mm W x 4865 mm L x 1390 kg
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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