The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
England. A 10 inch Minenwerfer captured from the German Army. It was a mortar type weapon designed for throwing tin canisters filled with high explosives. The barrel was constructed with timber bound with galvanized iron wire. (Donor British Official Photograph BB62)
Western Front. c. 1916. A captured German Army 10 inch Minenwerfer designed to throw tin canisters filled with high explosives. The barrel was constructed of timber and bound with galvanized wire. (Do
Model 1916 trench mortar mounted on a turntable that is attached to a metal baseplate. The mortar can rotated through 360 degrees. The barrel is rifled and is fitted with hydraulic recoil recuperator
Volunteer Defence Corps 3 inch mortar barrel made from industrial steel. The barrel is based on a three inch mortar pattern barrel and is designed for practice and instructional training. The barrel h
Japanese Type 89 Grenade Discharger with two bullet strikes to the barrel. Constructed of steel in the form of a rifled pipe attached to a pedestal and curved butt plate. The trigger, which cocks and
Chuignolles, France, c. 1918-12. A German 15-inch naval gun that was captured on 1918-08-23 by the 3rd Battalion. The weapon has been destroyed and its barrel lies on the ground. (Donor Estate of F. S
Type 89 Grenade Discharger. Constructed of steel in the form of a rifled barrel attached to a pedestal and curved butt plate. The trigger which cocks and fires in one operation protrudes through a len