6-inch siege gun M1877

6-inch siege gun model 1877
Russian 6-inch M1877 gun, displayed in Hämeenlinna The Artillery Museum of Finland.
Type	Siege gun
Place of origin	Russian Empire
Specifications
Weight	combat: 5,300 kg
Barrel length	21 calibers

Caliber	152.4 mm
Breech	Horizontal sliding block
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	-5° to 45°
Maximum firing range	9.3 km

6-inch siege gun model 1877 (Russian: 6-дюймовая осадная пушка образца 1877 года) was a Russian 152.4 mm heavy siege gun. The gun was produced by Obukhov Steel Works in Saint Petersburg. It was utilized in Russo-Japanese War, World War I, Russian Civil War and some conflicts of the early 20th century where former parts of Russian empire were involved. The last usage was in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa when the gun was successfully used in anti-tank role, firing at 500–600 meters range due complete absence of gun-sights.^[1] The only surviving piece is displayed in Hämeenlinna The Artillery Museum of Finland.^[2]

6-inch siege gun M1877, rear view.

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References

Russian Empire Small Arms & Ordnance of the First World War

Infantry guns	37 mm trench gun M1915
Field Artillery	76 mm gun M1900 76 mm divisional gun M1902 87 mm light field gun M1877 42-line field gun M1877 107 mm gun M1910 QF 4.5-inch howitzer 122 mm howitzer M1909 122 mm howitzer M1910
Mountain artillery	76 mm mountain gun M1909
Howitzers, medium, and heavy artillery	BL 60-pounder gun 152 mm howitzer M1909 152 mm howitzer M1910 BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer 152 mm siege gun M1910 BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
Siege artillery	42-line siege gun M1877 6 inch siege gun M1877 6-inch siege gun M1904 280 mm Schneider Mortar Model 1914/15 BL 9.2-inch howitzer 305 mm howitzer M1915
Mortars	9 cm Mortar Type GR Aasen mortar
Anti-aircraft guns	76 mm air-defense gun M1914/15

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