Sabaton will be heading to the Heugh Battery Museum in Hartlepool, UK on March 3 to fire an original British field gun from WWII. The band were given the honor of firing the Ordnance Quick Firing 25-pounder after helping the museum stay open with a charity initiative that raised over £4000.
Heugh Battery Museum manager Diane Stephens commented:
“Sabaton have been a huge support to us in our fundraising efforts and for that we hope to show our gratitude. We really believe that their music brings history to a wide audience who then become visitors to the museums of the world — so they support many museums, not just us.
This is a huge achievement and one which should be acknowledged and applauded. Being invited to fire our gun is a gesture of our appreciation of the band and their attitude to keeping history in the minds of those who may not otherwise engage with these momentous historic events and figures.”
Guitarist Chris Rörland, a veteran of the Swedish army who served in the A9 Artillery Regiment in Boden Garrison, has been chosen to shoot the gun. Notably, he will be the first non-British army veteran to use the weapon.
[via Blabbermouth]
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