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Plate 019 · Howitzer · World War I

BL 9.2-inch Howitzer

Britain's standard heavy siege howitzer of the Western Front.

BL 9.2-inch Howitzer — Imperial War Museum / Photograph by Hohum
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Provenance & Service

The BL 9.2-inch Howitzer was the standard British heavy siege howitzer of the First World War. Recognizable by the great earth-box at the front of its mounting that absorbed recoil, it served from 1914 until well into the 1940s. Over 500 were built.