9 cm Mortar Type GR
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| 9 cm Mortar Type GR | |
|---|---|
 Russian 9 cm Mortar Type GR in Army History Museum and Park in Kecel, Hungary. | |
| Type | Gun-mortar |
| Place of origin | Russian Empire |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Russian Empire |
| Wars | First World War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1915 |
| Produced | 1915–1917 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 46 kg (101 lb) |
The 9 cm mortar Type GR (German-Russian) was a World War I Russian mortar, developed circa 1915. It was a variant of captured Austro-Hungarian mortars 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14.[1] 12,519 9 cm GR mortars were produced in 1915–1917 in Russia.[2] Its shell is comparable in power to the modern 81 mm mortar shell.
