23021-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale set we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in very good condition.
The 'handle' appears backwards on this model compared to the stock photo. Additional photos show this exact model.
W. Britain's #23021 1916 British Royal Field Artillery 18 Pound Gun and Crew
World War I
Limited Edition #490 of 500 sets.
By July 1916 this weapon played a key
role in the bombardment of German trenches and fortified positions
during the Battle of the Somme. A well-trained crew could launch 20
shells a minute at enemy positions with the 18 pound projectile
traveling up to a range of 8,000 yards.