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Mk II = Mark 2 = Model 2.   Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks or Models of ordnance. Thus Mk II would be the second model of a gun or howitzer in British service.

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1870: 40.6 cm RML 16 inch 81 Ton Mk I 'Woolwich Gun'

1887: 45.0 cm RML 17.72 inch 111 Ton Mk I 'William Armstrong' Elswick Gun


1884: 40 Pound Armstrong BL Gun on a Brighton 20 Ton Wagon

1899 - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun (Boor War)


WWI - 11.9 cm  BL 4.7 inch Railway Gun

WWI - 15.2 cm  BL 6 inch Railway Gun

WWI - 20.3 cm  BL 8 inch Railway Gun Mk VI on Well-Based Trucks

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun (Typical Notes)

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun (Unknown Mk)

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk I on Mk I well-based railway truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk II on Mk Ia Truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk II on Mk II Truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk III on Mk I well-based railway truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk IV

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk VI on Mk I well-based railway truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk X

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk X on Mk III Carriage, MkII 'straight-back' Truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk XIII (Unknown Mount)

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk XIII on Mk II 'straight-back' Truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk XIII on Mk IV Top Carriage Mk II 'straight-back' Truck

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk XIV on Mk III Trucks

WWI - 22.3 cm  BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Mk XT On Well-Based Trucks

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch gun (Unknown Mk)

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch gun Mk II (Armstrong Whitworth)

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch gun Mk IX

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch gun Mk IX on Mk I Trucks

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch howitzer Mk I on Mk I Trucks

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch howitzer Mk I, III, V

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch howitzer Mk III on Mk II Well-Based Trucks

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch howitzer Mk IX on Mk II Trucks

WWI - 30.5 cm BL 12-inch howitzer Mk V on Mk III Well-Based Trucks

WWI - 35.6 cm BL 14-inch Mk III (Scene Shifter, Boche Buster)


WWI - BL Series Support Rolling Stock


WWI - Narrow Gauge Railguns


WWII - 34.3 cm BL 13.5-inch Mk V (Gladiator, Piece Maker, Scene Shifter)

WWII - 45.7 cm BL 18-inch railway howitzer

Mk I Truck Type with a Mk ? ‘Warwell’ Mounting Platform

Mk II Truck Type with a Mk ? ‘Warflat’ Mounting Platform

Mk I ‘Box Truck’ Type with a Mk ? ‘Cradle’ Mounting Platform


RML = Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun

BL  = Breach Loading Gun