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Originally posted by RHClarke
I believe that is a 105mm (10.5 cm etc..) German howitzer. A lot of its technology was used in the development of the US 105mm howitzer (note horizontal sliding wedge type breechblock, recoil set up etc...).
Also see: http://www.landships.freeservers.com..._fieldarty.htm
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The FIRST photo up, and under the heading (77mm FK96 n/A) looks similar color wnad the wheels look a LOT like the gun I posted

The gun in the photo shown there ... is it the 1896 year that they mention in their writeup?
http://www.landships.freeservers.com..._fieldarty.htm
When I saw the wheels on the gun located here I had thought of the old homesteads ages