French ww1 Trench Mortar image

[Gspragge]

A very nice picture.

 

[wichitaslumlord]

Thanks for the picture Gordan. How did the mortar function? There appears to be a large spring around the barrel; was this what launched the round? Pat

 

[MINENAZ16]

Hello,

Guidetti gun, lot of pictures here :
http://humanbonb.free.fr/indexGuidetti.html
http://sassik.livejournal.com/9873.html

for 77mm and 65mm trench grenades.
The spring around the barrel is a shock absorber.

Regards