Summary

BL 8 inch Howitzer Mk 8 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

The gun and carriage are painted in a typical WWI camouflage pattern.

Details in Canadian War Museum Catalog of this exhibit :

Place of Origin Country - United Kingdom, England, Municipality - no entry
Artist/Maker/Manufacturer Elswick Ordnance Company
Date of Manufacture 1918
Inscription H LTD IIII (on barrel); 1917 (on breech block); 1916 (on breech housing); 8 HO (BROADARRROW) MK VIII; 1918; CARRIAGE:016548
Begin Date 1918/01/01
End Date 1918/12/31
Measurements Height 180.0 cm, Length 690.0 cm, Width 245.0 cm
Events 1914-1919 First World War
Service Component British Army
Canadian Army
Pattern Name B.L. 8 IN HOWITZER MKVIII

Source: Photo by me, User:Balcer. Date=July 31, 2007

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