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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 732)
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Great Britain
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Trench artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
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Location :
Italy Rovereto Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra
Coordinates :
Lat : 45.88740 / Long : 11.04690
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 1 |
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A very rare survivor presented in this brilliant museum. |
The 4 in mortar is presented togeether with a rare 3 in Mortar of the same family |
Interesting view on the tube inner percussion pin. |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     4-in. Stokes mortar | Origin :       ( Stokes)           | ||||
Historic context :
The first 3 in Stokes mortars appeared in the summer of 1915, firing high-explosive cylindrical projectiles. About simultaneously something like 20 similar mortars of a higher caliber are ordered and delivered for use with 'special' ammunitions, that is to say with chemical rounds. This is how the '4 in Stokes Mortar' is introduced, also called 'Chemical Mortar'. |
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