Looking down the barrel of a 25 pounder

Looking down the barrel of a 25lb mark II field gun. The gun was donated for a war memorial in 1983 by the School of Artillery, which was in nearby Manly,NSW. The school was relocated 22 years ago.

My father was in the Royal Artillery from 1939 to 1945 and his unit used these types of guns in Europe.

[Joan Robillard]

Good capture

[winghong_ho]

A classic piece of machinery.

[Diana]

Great shot of this old classic!

[John Falconer]

@joansmor @wh2021 @ludwigsdiana
Thanks for commenting.

[Corinne C]

It was built to resist the rough time of war and it resisted time as well.

[John Falconer]

@corinnec
Thanks Corinne

[Mags]

Nice POV! I can see the barrel's been plugged.

[Susan Wakely]

Thank goodness it has been decommissioned.

[John Falconer]

@wakelys @marlboromaam
Thanks. The barrel has certainly been plugged … with concrete!!

[Dave]

Nice perspective

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful capture and many thanks to your father

[John Falconer]

@365projectorgchristine @darchibald
Thanks very much.

[KV]

Looks to be battleworn… nice piece of history and very memorable for you too.

[Harry J Benson]

Good pov

[Beverley]

Great photo - interesting story

[Bucktree]

Great perspective and narrative.

[Olwynne]

That would pack a punch. Great shot

[Phil Howcroft]

ouch

[Carole Sandford]

Great photo of this historic gun.

[Bill]

Nice perspective on the shot.

[John Falconer]

@cwbill @carole_sandford @phil_howcroft @ollyfran @dkellogg @beverley365 @hjbenson @kvphoto
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I’ve taken a few photos of this gun over the years but never liked them. This latest photo is by far the best. But I’ll try again.

[Rick]

Nice capture.

[Kathy]

er, I think it's plugged up?

[John Falconer]

@rickster549 @randystreat
Thanks. It’s certainly plugged up … with concrete.

[Steve Chappell]

Great capture

[John Falconer]

@swchappell
Thanks Steve.