The mortar would have been used as part of trench warfare. An example of the Stokes Mortar displayed at the museum measures about 15 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Photos of the ordnance ...

I think the gun is better known as a “trench mortar. A ‘mortar’ is a cannon that fires almost straight up into the sky, which means that its high-explosive shell comes back almost straight down.

The mortar would have been used as part of trench warfare. An example of the Stokes Mortar displayed at the museum measures about 15 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Photos of the ordnance ...