Landships II

bedfordjttt · Private

Details on this 105 please

28juni14 · Hero

Indeed this is an Rheinmetall lFH 16.�� I trust the only 1910 date you've found is stamped on the breach, Corrrect ?��
When researching German ordnance remember artillerie pieces were�periodically returned to factory for rohr relining; in as much as the propellents of the period was terribly corrosive.�� Nothing of worth was wasted by ordnance personnel;�aptly proved by�this�lFH16 fitted with a lFH 96/09 receiver.� (�though the breach chamber�length was increased to allow two-piece ammuniton use, the breach receiver�& block remained unchanged.)
Other than the battered splinter shield,� this is a fine looking piece.

bedfordjttt · Private

Correct, the only markings on the barrel are that of the 1910 designation.� Once the howitzer was sandblasted I noticed a nice relief on the barrel itself which was a crown and the Roman Numeral "II."� Below that was "Ultima Ratio Regum."� Again, my indications are the Crown of�Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Latin translation of "The King's Final Answer" or "The�Final Argument of Kings,"�depending on your Latin.�