Vickers-Maxim 2.95-inch Mountain Gun - Field Artillery Museum - Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Posted by: gparkes
N 34° 39.943 W 098° 23.111
14S E 556330 N 3836145
The Field Artillery Museum located at Fort Sill in Oklahoma has a lot of very interesting items just waiting to be discovered by you.
Waymark Code: WM9E5P
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2010
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An information card near this cannon reads:
Vickers-Maxim 2.95-inch Mountain Gun & Pack Saddle
1903
The U.S. adopted this British gun in 1899 when the first twelve were purchased for use in the Philippine Insurrection. The gun proved very useful in the mountains of the Philippines and an additional 120 were purchased by July 1904. The gun weighed 236 lbs. and could be broken down and carried on the backs of four pack animals. It had a maximum range of 4,825 yards and a rate of fire of a maximimum of fourteen rounds per minute. This British-made pack saddle carried the gun barrel.
Admission is free, and access to Fort Sill can be done through the visitor's gate. Be sure to have your license, registration and proof of insurance available, because you are almost certain to be asked for. From the gate, you can ask for direction. At you first stop, you can get a map of important sites on the base. Be sure to go to plan additional time to go to the Indian Cemeteries. There you will find the graves of different Indian Tribes, including Geranimo. There are many sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, from the old fort, cemeteries, and aviation related locations. Fort Sill can easily be a place to visit for a couple hours, or for the entire day.