MARK VI EIGHT-INCH HOWITZER

British-made and supplied, this heavy gun was difficult to transport as it required either a tractor or large numbers of horses. 72 were supplied to Russia during 1917, but eventually many were captured and utilised by the Bolshevik forces.

With British uniforms and Austrian machine guns, these Russian White Guards benefitted from the international supply effort This howitzer was captured by the Red Army in 1920 when the White Army defences in Crimea were overrun