| Long Cecil | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Type | Howitzer |
| Place of origin | Kimberley |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1900-01-23[1] to 1900-02-15 |
| Used by | British Empire |
| Wars | Second Boer War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | George Labram |
| Designed | 1899 |
| Manufacturer | De Beers |
| Produced | January 1900 |
| No. built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,625 kilograms (3,583 lb)[2] |
| Shell weight | 13.5 kilograms (29.8 lb)[2] |
| Calibre | 104.14 millimetres (4.10 in)[2] |
| Carriage | Custom |
| Elevation | 0° to +26° |
| Traverse | nil |
| Muzzle velocity | 512 metres per second (1,680 ft/s)[2] |
| Effective firing range | 7,300 metres (8,000 yd)[2] |
Long Cecil is a cannon built in the workshops of the De Beers mining company in Kimberley for use by the British in the Siege of Kimberley during the Second Boer War.
- ^ Williams, Gardner Fred (1902). The diamond mines of South Africa; some account of their rise and development. Macmillan. pp. 649. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Peddle, D. E. (1 June 1977). "LONG CECIL – The Gun made in Kimberley during the Siege". Military History Journal. 4 (1). The South African Military History Society. ISSN 0026-4016. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
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