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title: Boer 'Long Tom' Gun
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21849/boer-long-tom-gun/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-06-02
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# Boer 'Long Tom' Gun
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21849.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of the Boer 94-pounder artillery piece known as 'Long Tom'. The gun was famously used during the siege of Mafeking (1899-1900), a major engagement in the Boer [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (aka South [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) War, 1899-1902).
Imperial War Museums, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, June 02). Boer 'Long Tom' Gun. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Boer 'Long Tom' Gun." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 02, 2026. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Boer 'Long Tom' Gun." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Jun 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205022537) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 June 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.