12-pounder 6-cwt Breechloading Mk. I Gun - Halifax, Nova Scotia
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N 44° 38.712 W 063° 34.628
20T E 454233 N 4943699
This 12-pounder 6-cwt Breechloading Mk. I Gun is located on the grounds of the Royal Artillery Park, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Waymark Code: WM12GY8
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/26/2020
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"12-pounder 6-cwt Breechloading Mk. I Gun, weight 6-0-16 (688 lbs), (12PR, 6Cwt, 123), on the left trunnion, (RGF, 1897, King's Arrow) on the right trunnion, Queen Victoria cypher on the barrel, mounted on a wheeled iron carriage, RCD 1900, Reg. No. C.4594, No. 27. This gun stands facing the Halifax Citadel. (Two of these guns are recorded in Halifax in 1933: Reg. No. 125, RGF unknown, and Reg. No. 176, RGF 97)."
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