Just one of the WW1 cannons on display in Quebec City. I'm not an early artillery aficionado but this is a German 150mm field gun from 1902. It's a device made in peacetime, illustrated by the level of detail shown by the details. The initials inscribed are RW II- emperor Reich Wilhelm the second and the Latin inscription Ultimo Ratio Regis meaning "The Kings ultimate argument".
It was captured on April 9 1917 by Canadian forces after the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
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