Breech end of 15cm K39
Here we see the horizontal sliding breech mechanism of the 15cm Kanone 39, originally produced for Turkey but used in small numbers by Germany during the Second World War.
German Heavy Artillery Guns 1933-1945, Alexander Lüdeke.
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Rickard, J (26 May 2018), Breech end of 15cm K39, http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_15cm_K39_breech.html