World War One

ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928

ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928
ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928
ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928
ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928
ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928
ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928

ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928

ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY - FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928. ARMY 1ST DIVISION BATTERY "C" 6th FIELD ARTILLERY A. THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE WEST POINT MUSEUM ON JANUARY 22,1928 JUST 9 YEARS AND SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED. GENERAL JOHN PERSHING HAD THE GUN SENT BACK IN 1918 TO BE PRESERVED AND HAS BEEN IN THE ARMY MUSEUM COLLECTION EVER SINCE. INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT SOME MUSEUM CONSERVATION WAS PERFORMED TO THE GUN AS IT IS SEEN TODAY BY ADDING SOME NEW PAINT TO SOME OF THE WRITING ON THE GUN'S SHIELD, THE GUN'S SHIELD ITSELF, ON THE WHEELS AND BARRELS A CAMO SCHEME AS WELL AS ADDING A BRASS PLAQUE AND PAINTING A SERIAL NUMBER ON THE UPPER LEFT SHIELD.

IN ESSENCE THIS PHOTO GIVES YOU A LOOK AT WHAT THE GUN APPEARED LIKE WHEN IT FIRST CAME BACK FROM THE WAR. IN THE LOWER PART OF THE PHOTO PERIOD INSCRIBED IN FOUNTAIN PEN. The Gun that fired the first shot for the U. In the World War (1). Battery C - 6th Field Artillery 1st Division A.

Now at West Point, N. DIMENSIONS: 7" x 9 9/16". This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Photographs".

The seller is "topcat2001565758590" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)

ORIGINAL WW1 US ARMY FIELD GUN THAT FIRED 1st AMERICAN SHOT in WW1 PHOTO c1928