I have been to ... Cartagena Military Museum: Nineteenth Century Artillery

The museum has a small collection of examples of nineteenth century artillery used or tested by the Spanish Army and Navy.

21cm Mod.1871 Compressed Bronze Mortar
This prototype was produced in bronze at a time when most artillery manufacturers were moving over to the use of iron and steel barrels.

75mm Mod.1873 'Whitworth' 75mm Hexagonal Bore Field Gun
The Whitworth guns were produced in Manchester and used a hexagonal rifling system. This particular gun was one of seventy purchased by the Carlists for use during the Third Carlist War (21st April 1872 to 28th February 1876).

80mm Mod.1875 'Plasencia' 80mm Mountain Gun
This was a Krupp-designed gun that was used by Spanish Mountain Artillery batteries.

57/23 Mod.1896 'Maxim-Nordenfelt' 57mm Quick Firing Gun
This particular gun is mounted on a fortress carriage that could be moved about to counter potential threats.

57/42 Mod.1898 'Vickers Sons & Maxim' 57mm Quick Firing Gun
This particular gun is mounted on a cone-shaped mounting of the type fitted to many warships, from torpedo boats to battleships.