Object number
4401.31.2
Title
Trench Mortar
Description
German 76mm Trench Mortar. A rectangular iron base on which is mounted an adjustable mortar cannon. The barrel is adjusted using two valve like mechanisms that can adjust the height and orientation. The barrel of the mortar has 3 cylindars on it, while the mechanisms are protected by leather. On the base there are two (possibly copper) plates. One is the maker's plate while the other is a grid for measuring the distance. The plate along the side of one mechanism is to measure the degree of change. Two bars protrude from either side of the base and loops at the front and back. On one of the plates is the manufacturer's name and number "4642". Also on a plate reads "Rheinische Metallwaaren & Maschinenfabrik, Dusseldorf 1915. System Ehrhardt M.1915".
Date
1915 - 1915
Production period
World War One
Material
Dimensions
- mortar 871 mm
- Width: 770 mm
- Height: 620 mm