Thanks Tony, nice to see the gun being acknowledged by a New Zealander as being manufactured in Australia, but pity they added it was used in Korea, as Australia did not send field artillery to Korea. (Only the 17-pdr A/T gun with the anti-tank platoon of the infantry units)
The gun must have served into the 1960s with the RAA, as it is fitted with the muzzle brake and counterweight. The action of the muzzle brake is well demonstrated too, with the muzzle flash/smoke blast at the front and out each side.
Nice looking example, nice article.
Mike
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