kfields Posted September 20, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 20, 2020 It's on display at a small rural cemetery in Arlington, Ohio alongside route 40. I stopped and took some pictures. Overall length is 133 inches. Inside bore diameter is 9 1/4 inches. What type gun is this? Caliber? Is it a Navy gun? Thanks! Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfields Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted September 21, 2020 I think I figured it out! I believe it to be a WW1 era BL 9.2 inch field artillery howitzer with a 10 foot barrel. Of course it is just the barrel now. Bethlehem Steel allegedly made 45 for the AEF. Not sure any of the 45 saw service. Supposedly only 5 in the U.S. remain, being used as war memorials like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfields Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted September 21, 2020 This is what one looks like in its original configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crow 1986 Posted September 21, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 21, 2020 Nice detective work! I really enjoy seeing puzzles like this being solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfields Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted September 24, 2020 And here is a WW1 memorial set up in a small corner lot in West Liberty, Ohio. These gun tubes are 107 inches long with a bore diameter of 3 inches. These came out of a French gun foundry. A little research suggests these are WW1 era guns for the common 75mm artillery pieces as used by the AEF as well. Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted September 24, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 24, 2020 I need to start looking around Ohio for military monuments and parks etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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