Lot 733
733
A FINE QUALITY MINIATURE FRENCH 75mm. FIELD GUN, gold, the trail engraved 'Glorieux 75 1914-15', turning wheels, contained within a contemporary shell-shaped leather case, the silk lining gilt inscribed, 'Notre Glorieux 75', scarce and interesting

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A FINE QUALITY MINIATURE FRENCH 75mm. FIELD GUN, gold, the trail engraved 'Glorieux 75 1914-15', turning wheels, contained within a contemporary shell-shaped leather case, the silk lining gilt inscribed, 'Notre Glorieux 75', scarce and interesting

Lot Essay

Officially known as the Model 1897, the French 75mm. Field Gun was the most famous Artillery weapon of the Great War. It could fire a 6kg. shell to a range of well over four miles with a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. Its revolutionary hydro-pneumatic recoil system gave it unprecedented accuracy.