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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 4½ 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.
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Thread: 3.7inch Trench HOWr MkII 1916
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11th January 2012, 04:49 PM #1
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3.7inch Trench HOWr MkII 1916
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.
trench thing.jpgLast edited by pkm594; 11th January 2012 at 04:56 PM. Reason: add photo
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Thanks for that I had seen it on Wikipedia but need something more concrete. Does any one have any diagrams or technical information?
The information will be passed to the museum that owns it.
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