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Artillery preserved in Canada: Manitoba: CFB Shilo, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Museum, from Confederation to the end of the First World War

(York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) 1997.28.42. RCA badge, QC. Artillery in Manitoba, CFB Shilo, Royal Canadian Artillery Museum The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Manitoba: CFB Shilo, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Museum, German artillery from the First and Second World War

German Artillery and Machine Guns in the RCA Museum from the First World War (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3397945) German Artillery, trench mortars and machine guns captured by Canadians, East of Arras, France, Sep 1918. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3213520) German MG 08s being examined by LGen Julian Byng, … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Manitoba: CFB Shilo, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Museum, Japanese Artillery

Japanese artillery in the RCA Museum (historicalfirearms Photo) Japanese 70-mm Type 92 Battalion Gun, a light howitzer introduced in 1932 (2592 in the Japanese imperial year, from where it takes its type “92”).  Since every infantry battalion was equipped with two Type 92 guns, it was designated as Battalion Artillery (Daitaih?).  An Imperial Japanese Army Division … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Manitoba: CFB Shilo, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Museum, ordnance from between the wars to the Second World War

Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Museum, ordnance from between the wars to the Second World War (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224682) 75-mm Field Gun mounted front and rear on a Canadian National Railway Armoured train, often traveling through Winnipeg during the Second World War, 15 July 1942. (RCAM Photo) U.S. Model 1917A1 … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Manitoba: Churchill, Prince of Wales Fort, National Historic Site of Canada

Churchill, Prince of Wales Fort, National Historic Site of Canada (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 5139097) Prince of Wales Fort, 28 Aug 1958. The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Manitoba: Darlingford, Douglas, Neepawa, Pilot Mound, Selkirk, Seven Sisters, Shilo, St. Claude, Upper Fort Garry and York Factory

Artillery in Manitoba, Darlingford, Douglas, Neepawa, Pilot Mound, Selkirk, Seven Sisters, Shilo, St. Claude, Upper Fort Garry and York Factory The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Alberta: Edmonton, 20th Field Artillery Regiument and HMCS Nonsuch

Edmonton, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA The 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) regiment of the 41 Canadian Brigade Group, composed of two batteries, the 61st Field Battery, RCA, based in Edmonton and 78th Field Battery, RCA, based in Red Deer, Alberta. Edmonton (Anthony Sewards Photos) 155-mm M109 … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Alberta: Lethbridge

Artillery preserved in Lethbridge, Alberta The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited.  Any errors … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Alberta: Peace River, Provost, Redcliffe, Red Deer, Sangudo, Sedgewick, Stavely, Taber, Thorhild, Two Hills, Vauxhall, Vermilion and Wainwright

Artillery in Alberta, Peace River, Provost, Redcliffe, Red Deer, Sangudo, Sedgewick, Stavely, Taber, Thorhild, Two Hills, Vauxhall, Vermilion and Wainwright The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data … Read more

Canadian Artillery: 2-pounder QF anti-tank Gun

2-pounder QF Mk. X Anti-tank Gun (IWM Photo) Ordnance QF 2-pounder Anti-Tank Gun, UK, ca 1940. It was a 40 mm (1.575 in) British anti-tank gun and vehicle-mounted gun employed in the Second World War. In its vehicle-mounted variant the 2-pounder was a common main gun on British tanks early in the war, as well … Read more