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A 24.5cm heavy Minenwerfer (old model) in a water logged dugout which the retreating German Army ...
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A 24.5cm heavy Minenwerfer (old model) in a water logged dugout which the retreating German Army abandoned near Cemetery Farm on the road from Bixschoote. (Donor French Government)H04300
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7.6 cm leichte Minenwerfer 1916 n/A Trench Mortar
Technology
The Model 1916 75.88 mm Trench Mortar n/A (neue Art) was used by the Germany Army during the First World War from 1916 onwards. The trench mortar is made from ordnance steel and features a breech load...RELAWM05070
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7.6 cm leichte Minenwerfer 1916 n/a Trench Mortar Clinometer and charge range scale
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Trench Mortar Clinometer and charge range scale with three main components: - a steel range adjusting arm marked with inscribed hatches and range distances. Slightly corroded. - A steel clamp wh...RELAWM11608
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7.6 cm leichter Minenwerfer 1914 a/A Trench Mortar
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Early model 76 millimeter trench mortar. The mortar consists of a short rifled barrel with three recoil cylinders attached to the outside of the barrel. The baseplate is rectangular in shape and has t...RELAWM05069
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7.6 cm Minenwerfer (Trench Mortar) Shell
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Empty German light trench mortar shell.RELAWM07696
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Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn
Diary relating to the First World War service of 1433 Private John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 8th Battalion. This is the first of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the war, and documen...RCDIG0001106
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Firing lanyard for Model 1916 Grenade Launcher (Granatenwerfer 16)
Technology
Maker: Alfred Wolff, Berlin Rheinischen Metallwaren und Maschinenfabrik, Dusseldorf Unknown
Twine firing lanyard approximetely 5010 mm in length and 3-4mm thick. Attached to one end is a steel clip and swivel ring approximately 100 mm. At the other end is a wooden toggle made of turned wood ...RELAWM10972.002
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France. A heavy French Army trench mortar bomb bursting close to German Army positions. (Donor ...
Photograph
Maker: Deutsche Reichsarchiv
France. A heavy French Army trench mortar bomb bursting close to German Army positions. (Donor Imperial War Museum Q45353)H12404
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Kabelwerfer 49/780 (Spigot Mortar)
Technology
Spigot mortar made from steel tubing and pressed metal and attached to a rectangular wooden base. The mortar has an elevation scale on the left side and a locking lever on the base of the barrel to lo...RELAWM10983
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Model 1916 Grenade Launcher (Granatenwerfer 16)
Technology
Maker: Firma Alfred Wolff, Berlin Rheinischen Metallwaren und Maschinenfabrik, Dusseldorf Unknown
The Model 1916 grenade launcher (Granatenwerfer) is a spigot type weapon made from cast steel. The spigot contains a firing pin which is cocked by a lever on the side of the weapon with the propellant...RELAWM10972.001
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The Australian War Records Section's trophy store at Millwall Docks, showing a collection of ...
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Maker: Unknown
The Australian War Records Section's trophy store at Millwall Docks, showing a collection of captured German trench mortars (minenwerfers) and hundreds of MG08 and MG08/15 machine guns and accessories...D00780
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Transcript of diary of Ben William Champion, 1915-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Champion, Benjamin William
Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Ben William Champion, 1st Infantry Battalion. In this diary, kept between 11 May 1915 and August 1918, Champion describes life...RCDIG0000977