Description

This Krupp 75mm field gun, weighing 600 pounds, is one example of a type manufactured prolifically by the Friedrich Krupp AG in Essen, Germany, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The gun was used extensively by many countries during World Wars I and II. A number of these guns were purchased by China at the time. It is believed that this field gun, made in 1896, was captured by the Japanese army and brought to Hong Kong. After the Japanese surrender, it was found in 1946 in a military scrapyard in Tai Po in a dilapidated condition and without a gun carriage. The gun was repaired by the Royal Engineers and mounted on a home-made carriage. The gun was placed outside the old Tai Po Police Station until 1991, when it was relocated to the Police Museum. The gun was transported by road to a location close to the Museum and then ferried as an underslung load by a Royal Air Force helicopter to its current location. This was a difficult task due to the number of high-rise buildings along the route. After an arduous journey, the gun was finally placed on permanent display at the Police Museum.