3.7inch Trench HOWr MkII 1916

[pkm594]

Can any one shed any light on what this item is. Obviously there is a designation written on the side, but does any one have any information on it. Weights filling method of firing etc.

 

[TimG]

pkm594

Courtesy of Wikipedia -

3.7 inch mortar
A 3.7 inch pipe gun was an early improvised mortar. 18 were initially made by the Indian Corps in France by December 1914. It was a smooth tube firing a 4 pound "tin-pot" filled with ammonal. The fuze was a length of Bickford fuze ignited by the burning of the propellant, which made it too dangerous for longterm use. By the end of June 1915 another 100 had been manufactured and sent to France and 20 to Gallipoli.

TimG

 

[pkm594]

Thanks for that I had seen it on Wikipedia but need something more concrete. Does any one have any diagrams or technical information?

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