The L5 105mm Pack Howitzer was in Canadian service in parachute and light roles from 1969 to 1994. An Italian design that can be broken down into 11 loads was ideal for moving via pack animals and for parachute drops. NATO standardized field artillery soon after it was formed, causing Canada to replace all 25 …
The Quick Firing (QF) 13 pounder was standard equipment for the British Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery during the First World War. In 1906, Canadian units received the QF 13 pounder for the horse artillery and QF 18 pounder for the field artillery. 0n 23 September 1914, the RCHA embarked with …
The M1A1 155 mm Howitzer replaced the 5.5” Gun in Canadian medium batteries and was in service 1956-1968. Designed in the USA in 1941, it remains in widespread use today. In addition to the medium batteries in Canada, one battery in the Artillery regiment stationed with Canada’s NATO brigade was equipped with the M1A1 from …
The Canadian Artillery used the Quick Firing 18 Pounder Gun during the First World War (1914-1918) and North Russia (1918-1919). The 18 Pounder was in Canadian service from 1906-1941, replacing the 12 Pounder BL. It was the first modern field gun in Canadian service. Gunners loaded the 18 Pounder with fixed, one-piece cartridges from the …
The brass 3 Pounder Smooth Bore (3 Pdr SB) gun was used notably by the Hudson’s Bay Company. The gun is mounted on garrison carriage used in fortifications. Gunners called the 3 Pdr SB guns “grasshoppers.” The cypher on the barrel is that of the Master General of Ordnance 1807-1810, the Earl of Chatham. The …
