Artillery in Canada (5) Ontario: Kars, Swords and Ploughshares Museum

Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Ontario, Kars,

Swords and Ploughshares Museum

The data and photos found on this page has been compiled by the author, unless otherwise credited.  Any additions, corrections or amendments to the lists of Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Canada found on these pages would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

Kars, Swords and Ploughshares Museum, 7500 Reeve Craig North (Rural Route #1), K0A2E0.  Curator: Major Mike T.A. Calnan.

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Canadian 20-mm Quadruple Polsten Anti-Aircraft Gun on a C Mk I mounting.

Bofors 40-mm Light Anti-Aircraft gun.

Cast Iron 6-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, No. 1 recovered from Halifax harbour.

Cast Iron 6-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, No. 2 recovered from Halifax harbour.

Cast Iron 9-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, No. 1 recovered from Halifax harbour.

Cast Iron 9-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, No. 2 recovered from Halifax harbour.

French “Pot-de-Fer” Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun replica.

German First World War 24-cm Flügelminenwerfer ‘Iko’, Albrecht, (Serial Nr. unknown), no markings.

German First World War 7.7-cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art Field Gun, (Serial Nr. 13224), no wheels, missing parts.  This gun was captured by the 3rd Battalion on 27 Sep 1918 near the Arras-Cambrai Road, North of Bourlon Wood, France.  It was originally allocated to the Toronto Yacht Club.

German First World War 7.7-cm Feldkanone 16 neuer Art Field Gun, (Serial Nr. unknown).

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Italian Second World War 100-mm Obice da 100/17 modello 16 Field Gun, (Serial No. 020801).  This gun is also stamped 100.17.14, 10cm M14FII, 20805, 1917, 390 kg.

Austro-Hungarian Skoda 100-mm M1916 Mountain Gun, (Serial No. unknown).

Soviet 37-mm M1939 Anti-aircraft Gun (modified Swedish Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun).

Soviet 57-mm M1941 (Zis-2) Anti-Tank Gun.

Soviet 76.2-mm M1942 (Zis-3) Field Gun (Serial No. A6732), 1945.

Soviet 76.2-mm M1927 Field Gun.

Soviet 76.2-mm M1936 (F22) Anti-Tank Gun.

German Second World War 3.7-cm PaK 36 Anti-Tank Gun.

Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 2-pounder (40-mm/1.575-inch) Anti-Tank Gun carriage Mk IV, on loan from the CWM.

Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 6-pounder 7-cwt (57-mm) Anti-Tank Gun.  The US Army also adopted the 6-pounder as their primary anti-tank gun, designated as the 57-mm Gun M1.

Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 17-pounder (76.2-mm/3-inch) Anti-Tank Gun.

Swedish Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, No. 1, maintained in working condition mounted on its road wheels.

Swedish Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, No. 2, mounted on its firing platform but kept for spare parts.

American 90-mm M1A1 Anti-aircraft Gun.

155-mm C1 (M1A2) Medium Howitzer on M1A2 Carriage, aka M114, manufactured at Sorel Industries Limited in Quebec, Queen Elizabeth II cypher.

American 105-mm M7 Priest Self-propelled Howitzer, replica built by students of Gananoque High School in 1994 to honour two of the students grandparents who had landed on D-Day with the 14th Field Regiment, RCA which was equipped with the Priest.

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