WW I British BL 12 inch MK X Naval Gun

The BL 12 inch Gun Mark X was a British 45-calibre naval gun which was mounted as primary armament on battleships and battlecruisers from 1906. It first appeared on HMS Britannia.

Naval use

Mk X Guns were mounted in the following ships which served throughout World War I :

    The last 3 King Edward VII-class battleships HMS Africa, HMS Britannia and HMS Hibernia, completed in 1906
    HMS Dreadnought of 1906
    Lord Nelson-class battleships laid down 1905, completed 1908
    Invincible-class battlecruisers laid down 1906, completed 1908–1909
    Bellerophon-class battleships laid down 1906, completed 1909
    Indefatigable-class battlecruisers laid down 1909, completed 1911–1913

metal barrels as seen on the picture

scale 1:350