SURVIVING GUN FILE

Contribution :

Jean-Marie Brams

Location :

Belgium

Vierves sur Viroin

Monument aux Morts

There are two similar guns there. Markings of the first : K.3602 Li.3788. Markings of the second : 9760 plus 3 engravings on the tube. The first engraving from the breech shows an armory and the latin sentence ULTIMA.RATIO.REGIS. The middle engraving is a 'spaghetti' of flowers, and the last one at the tube top is PRO GLORIA ET PAX.

These two guns have been abandoned by the retreating Germans after November 11th, 1918. The g=equipment was 'sabotaged' by removibg the breech block. Some says that the lack of animal traction induced that abandon.
Under the breech, there are some more markings (Essen, Spandau, 1917)

Detail of the armories with the letters R, W, and the number II. This means « Reich, Wilhelm, II ».