Model of canon de Bange of 90

Model of 90 de Bange gun with its nose gear.

A report, missing the hinge to fix the barrel.

The designer Charles Ragon de Bange was a polytechnician and artillery colonel, director of the precision workshop of the central depot in Paris. The mushroom-shaped interrupted screw sliding breech was completely sealed and its system is still the one used today, but the uncontrolled recoil prevented a really fast shot. It had to be back to the abutment after each shot.

When the war entered in 1914, it was mainly used by the foot artillery, but it continued to be used by certain field artillery regiments.

19th century