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Old 13-05-2005, 10:02 AM   #3 (permalink)
angie999
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The carriage and tyres look British but I do not recognise the gun.

The size of the carriage suggests a larger calibre.

When was the photograph taken? If it dates from the time of the BEF, 1939/40, it could be a WWI howitzer mounted on a more modern carriage for ease of motor transport. The short barrel suggests howitzer.

On the other hand, it does not look much like a split trail to me, in which case could it be sufficiently elevated into the howitzer role?
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