The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gallipoli. 1915. An informal group of a gun crew of one of the nine batteries of the Australian Field Artillery Brigades. The soldiers are beside one of their eighteen pounder field guns, dressed in assorted pieces of uniform and hats. Some of the soldiers are sitting on the trail of the gun, and its end can be seen on the spade which digs into the ground to buffer the recoil when the gun is fired. The lever allows the gun to be moved into position. Note the man sitting on the right is holding the rammer which pushes the shell into the breech. Sandbags reinforce and protect the entrenchment. (Donor K. Northover)
Gallipoli. 1915. An informal group of Australian soldiers dressed in an assortment of uniforms and hats resting beside an eighteen pounder (18 pdr) field gun. There were nine Australian Field Batterie
10 cm field gun, on a two wheeled box trail, with splinter proof shield. The trail is of rivetted steel plate. It was, however, generally fired from its cradle in the usual manner, the recoil thrust
The 10cm Kanone 04 was the first cannon introduced into the German Army with an axial recoil system, using twin oil cylinders to buffer the recoil, and springs as recuperators. The breech block is of
Vickers Mk 1 Medium Machine Gun. Rectangular box section construction receiver with a fusee spring cover on the left and cocking lever on the right. Twin wooden spade grips with oil bottles and brushe
Sydney, New South Wales. 1941-07-29. A gunner of the Sydney Fortress Fixed Defences operates an automatic rammer sending a shell into the breech of a heavy gun.
10 cm calibre Medium artillery piece. Steel box trail, with axial recoil system. Splinter-proof shield. Brake arms mounted to front of shield - this is unusual - most artillery pieces of that perio