28 cm SK L/45 gun
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The 28 cm SK L/45 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II. Originally a naval gun, it was adapted for land service after World War I.
Coast defense mounting of the SK L/45 gun at MAB 1./507 Husøya in Norway, during World War II
Krupp
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Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, trading as Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century as well as Germany's premier weapons manufacturer during both world wars. It p
The three rings were the symbol for Krupp, based on the Radreifen – the seamless railroad wheel tires patented by Alfred Krupp. The rings are currently part of the ThyssenKrupp logotype.
Stereoscopic image from Krupp's great exhibit of guns at the Columbian Exposition in 1893
An assortment of naval guns and field artillery pieces from the Krupp works in Essen, Germany (c. 1905)
Krupp's Gun Shop c. 1901