| Accession Number | ART03605.048.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | backing sheet: 28.8 x 45.5 cm; image: 20.5 x 32.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Date made | c. 1917-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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An anti-tank gun
Description
Sketch of an anti-tank gun. Benson sketch depicts "A six pdr Hotchkiss salvaged from a British Tank mounted on a rlwy sleeper and French farm waggon [sic] wheel, so that it could be hooked on to a limber waggon [sic] and travelled - mountings designed and manufactured by the 7 & 8th French Mortar Batteries." A limber wagon was a two-wheeled trailer onto which an artillery piece is hitched.