By Brett Kennedy
A WORLD War 1 field gun has been removed from Vansittart Park to undergo just its second restoration in over 100 years since it was captured in France during the height of battle.
The German-made 1917 Krupp 77mm field gun was removed from its parkland rotunda on Tuesday with the $20,000 project funded by Mount Gambier City Council.
Mount Gambier man Murray Langford will complete the restoration, three decades since he last refurbished the weapon following a seven-year campaign to retain it in the city as a public asset.
Captured by Australian forces at Warfusee Abancourt near Amiens, France on August 8, 1918, the war relic was donated to Adelaide City Council before being gifted to the Blue Lake city in 1920 following a concerted push from City Council.