Monday, February 05, 2018

Bofors Gun, Cardinal, Ontario

Many of the Royal Canadian Legion Halls across Canada have a memorial or artifact of remembrance at or near the hall. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 105, on Legion Way in Cardinal, Ontario, has a Bofors Gun out front.




- 1994 -
ARTILLERY RESTORATION MADE POSSIBLE AND COMPLETED BY
TWO LOCAL BUSINESSES

CLEANING & PREPARATION BY:
WORKMAN'S HIGH PRESSURE CLEANING - Prescott, Ont.

PAINT & PAINTING BY:
MEL JOHNSTON CHEV, GEO, OLDS - Kemptville, Ont.

FROM ALL OF US TO YOU - THANK YOU
From BRANCH 105


The 40 mm Bofors Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. With a rate of fire of 130 rounds per minute, it was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft weapons used during World War II.