Serving a French gun, 1915
Lantern slide, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1915.
French gunners open fire with their Matériel de 75 mm Mle 1897, more commonly known as the 'French 75'. Introduced in 1897, it was the first fully integrated quick-firing gun. It also had an innovative recoil system that made for a smoother operation. By the end of the war, the French had produced 17,000 of these excellent guns.
From a box of 50 lantern slides.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1978-11-157-29-36
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-29-36