Landships II

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: Royal Artillery Museum
Rob


Legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 1329
Date:
Royal Artillery Museum
Permalink   


As well as the 18 pounders at the Royal Artillery Museum, they also have several other WW1 era exhibits, which i've covered in another thread but added a couple of items here which I didn't get photos of last time. Hope they're of interest

Barrel from a 4.5 inch howitzer - by the time of the Armistice there were almost a thousand in action on the Western Front, and a few were still in use by WW2.

The complete weapon

1917 Ford model T converted into a railway locomotive and used for hauling shells

Model of one of the figures that flank the Royal Artillery memorial at Hyde Park Corner

French 75mm gun - although obsolete by the start of the First World War, the French had so many in service they were successful through sheer numbers. They were also used by the British in small numbers

Gallipoli trench art, dated 1922 - probably from 18 pounder shell cases



__________________

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roblangham

Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard