37 mm infanteriegeschütz M.15 (Turkey) : 4th Australain Light Horse Regiment, AIF at Damascus October 11918 Accession Number: RELAWM03995

Description

Austrian 37mm infanteriegeschütz M.15. The gun has a rear tubular trail and two folding tubular front legs which when folded out, create a tripod. The gun is mounted on two wooden spoked wheels and wears its original paint.

Contextual Description

This was a light infantry support weapon with a range of up to 3 km. The weapon could be broken into three loads for transport, and fired a range of HE, HE/ Shrapnel and tracer fixed ammunition. This gun was captured in Damascus by the 4th Light Horse Regiment.

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Accession Number
RELAWM03995
Manufactured by
Skoda Arsenal, Pilsen
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Artillery
Measurement
Calibre
Date Made
c1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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