Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904

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Type mountain gun In service 1904–1917 Designer Rheinmetall		Place of origin Germany Wars World War I

Used by German Empire South Africa Portugal

The Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 mountain guns were originally issued to the Schutztruppe in German South-West Africa. The gun was also issued to the Portuguese colonial forces in Angola.

Survivors

12 guns are known to have been produced and all 12 still survive in various museums and open air displays around the world.

Nr.1 At the South African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg

Nr.2 Outside the Bloemfontein Law Courts

Nr.3 At the Koblenz Museum of Military Technology, Germany

Nr.4 Outside the Union Buildings, Pretoria

Nr.5 At the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, Johannesburg

Nr.6 Outside the Union Buildings, Pretoria

Nr.7 At the Imperial War Museum, London

Nr.8 Bethal Museum

Nr.9 Outside the Bloemfontein Law Courts

Nr.10 Outside the Union Buildings, Pretoria

Nr.11 At Warrior's Gate MOTH Shellhole, Durban

Nr.12 In the Ermelo War Memorial

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