The original Schneider 105 mle 1913 was a cooperate product of French / Russian design. At first the Schneider gun was created for the 107 mm Russian shells and later modified to the 105 mm French standard. The French army was only interested in 75 mm guns until World War One ended in a stalemate, the trench warfare on the western front. The 105 mm Schneider guns were more effective on fortified positions and had a range of 12000 meters. After World War One the French sold the Scheider canons 105 mle to other countries.
The Italians renamed the guns to Cannone da 105/28 modello 1913 and remained in service until 1943. When captured the Germans used these guns in casemates on the Atlantic Wall. As mentioned before, the Cannone da 105/28 had a maximum firing range of 12 kilometers, Italy had 956 of these guns in their army.
It was designed for use by the Regio Esercito (Italian Army) as a 105mm howitzer. The “105/28” designation refers to its 105mm caliber and a barrel length of 28 calibers, meaning the barrel length was 28 times the diameter of the bore.
