MK1 9.2 inch Howitzer

[HARRY THE MOLE]

A new addition to my model cannon... This is reputedly an apprentice piece made at Vickers Armstrong during the inter-war years. It is constructed entirely of steel and brass, and although the elevation wheels appear to be from an old clock, it still gives the model a realistic appearance. The recoil buffer works, the barrel returning to battery on recoil. length of barrel is 290 mm. I have placed a .303 round next to it for comparison. The base of the gun - upon which the piece would have traversed, is missing.

[Gunny Hartmann]

Very nice Steve!....

[Martin Bull]

That is a very, very nice piece to have !

[HARRY THE MOLE]

Further information on the gun... It was actually made during WW1 by a young apprentice working in Sheffield. At some time in its life it was re-painted black, the original colour appears to have been green. Whoever painted it also painted over the recoil buffer pistons - which I have now cleaned off, and the recoil system now works much smoother.

[guns ltd]

Very Nice Steve.


John

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Very nice Steve.




John

[harryamb2]

[HARRY THE MOLE]

Someone on the Great War forum has just informed me it has to be a Mk11. Apparently the barrel is too long for a Mk1!

[lithgow]

Does it actually shoot anything? (Blanks presumably).

[HARRY THE MOLE]

Although it has a clear barrel, there is no breech-block assembly.