Melting glacier reveals WW1 ammo

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Every year WW1 shells kill farmers in France. Now they are showing up in Italy.

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Mountain howitzers?

Mountain gun

Mountain guns are artillery pieces designed for use in mountain warfare and areas where usual wheeled transport is not possible. They are similar to infantry support guns, and are generally capable of being broken down into smaller loads (for transport by horse, human, mule, tractor, and/or truck).

Due to their ability to be broken down into smaller “packages”, they are sometimes called pack guns or pack howitzers. During the U.S. Civil War these small portable guns were widely used and were called “mountain howitzers.”