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English: Krupp 75 mm BL type L/27 field gun[1], one of eight manufacturered in 1897 for the Oranje Vrijstaat Artillerie Corps (Orange Free State Artillery Corp) and captured by British forces at the Battle of Bothaville (6 November 1900).[2][3][4] Since 1906 it has been part of the Western Australian Memorial in Kings Park, Perth to those who fell during the Boer War.
  1. "BL" = Breech loading
  2. Boer War, Kings Park, Perth (2014-08-14). Retrieved on 19 September 2015.
  3. Engraving on breech
  4. Engraving on barrel
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