I hope you all had a happy Christmas holiday with family and friends, and maybe found something under the tree to add to your collections. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend the Solstice in Salzburg, drinking hot mulled glühwein in the snow while listening to a choir sing in front of the Salzburg Cathedral. Not an experience soon to be forgotten…
And, of course, I took some time while there to tour the Hohensalzburg Castle, which has a couple interesting firearms in its museum collection (no trip is complete until you have been able to check out the local guns).
![Hohensalzburg Castle Hohensalzburg Castle](https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/castle.jpg)
The arms section of the castle is largely dedicated to the Austrian infantry regiment stationed in the Salzburg area during the 1800s and up to World War I. These include a very well-worn Fiat Revelli M1914 machine gun:
![Fiat-Revelli M1914 machine gun Fiat-Revelli M1914 machine gun](https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fiat-1024x571.jpg)
In a side room still under construction, I noticed this piece – my early artillery knowledge isn’t up to par though, and I don’t know what it is. Looks to me like and early recoiling (and automatic ejecting?) little cannon. If you recognize it, please let me know the the comments.
![Unknown Austrian or Italian cannon Unknown Austrian or Italian cannon](https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cannon.jpg)
And lastly, not to ignore the Old World nature of the castle, they had a gorgeous example of a double-barrel, double-lock wheellock pistol. Top of the line weaponry, five hundred years ago!
![Double-barrel wheellock pistol Double-barrel wheellock pistol](https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wheellock-1024x481.jpg)
thanks again, great pics. happy new year!
At a glance canon looks like italian mountain gun Cannone da 65/17 modello 13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannone_da_65/17_modello_13
it is an 65/17 italian Cannon, my great grandpa was a captain in ww2 (East africa) and his unit was equipped with 65/17’s. i have a whole diary of his war adventure, with a lot of interesting details.