Most likely something looted from Austrian or Czech armories pre war. Wooden spoke wheels make it unlikely to be looted from the French, but it could also be from Belgian or Dutch stocks.
The lighter veld/field guns were slightly more modern and had received some upgrades post 1918. Most were used in France to equip the Atlantic Wall.
Stuk van 10 veld
The last artillery piece used by the Dutch army during WW2 was used during 1944-45. Called the "Stuk van 9 veld" it was the QF 25-pounder. It remained in use until 1985 with mobilization units after having been taken out of service in 1965 with standing field artillery units and replaced with the AMX-PRA 105mm self-propelled howitzer. In 1985 both field and heavy artillery units switched to the M-109 and later PzH 2000. The MLRS was also used from 1988 until 2004, mainly to have the capability of using tactical nuclear weapons. Honest John -> Lance -> MLRS.
After one of many overhauls of the fire support units of defence cuts after defence cuts the 120mm mortar now has the field artillery role and the PzH 2000 the heavy artillery job.
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