BL 5.4-inch howitzer
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The Ordnance BL 5.4-inch howitzer was a version of the British 5-inch howitzer designed for British Indian Army use, especially on the Northwest Frontier.
Gun and crew, East Africa, 1916 or 1917. Photo courtesy of SANDF Archives, from Nöthling, C J (ed), "Ultima Ratio Regum: Artillery History of South Africa" 1987
Barrel design
Breech mechanism
Mk I cordite cartridge, 13½ oz
The 134th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, was a howitzer battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery formed during World War I from a coast defence unit of the Territorial Force in Cornwall. It s
BL 5.4-inch howitzer
…British Army artillery was expected to be employed in. Four guns were sent from India and served in the East Africa campaign. They were manned by the 134th (Cornwall) Howitzer Battery (TF) from England. The battery was formed at Maktau on 4 February 1916 and drawn by oxen. The battery is reported as firing 102 rounds in the bombardment…
Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
Breech of a 5.4-inch howitzer.
German East Africa 1914–18.