| Year | 1897 |
| Weapon Type | Light Field Gun |
| Origin & Designer | France/Puteaux |
| Numbers Produced | 4.500 |
| Crew | Gun Commander Gunner/Breech Operator Gunner/Aimer Loader 3 x Ammunition Bearers |
| Calibre | 75mm (75x350R) |
| Elevation | -11° to +20° |
| Traverse | 6° |
| Breech | Nordenfelt Eccentric Screw |
| Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
| Gun Sight | mle 1901 |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Carriage | Fixed Trail |
| Trailers | [@trailers] |
| Gun Shield | 5mm |
| Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
| Barrel Length | 2.720mm (L/36) |
| Overall Length | 4.45m |
| Width | 1.51m |
| Height | 1.47m |
| Weight | Weight in Traction: 1.970 kg Weight in Action: 1.140 kg |
| Round Weight | HE: 5.4 kg AP: 6.2 kg |
| Muzzle Velocity | 500 m/s |
| Feed | [@feed] |
| Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
| Practical Rate of Fire | 18 r.p.m. |
| Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
| Maximum Rate of Fire | 28 r.p.m. |
| Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
| Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
| Maximum Range | 11.100m |
| Armour Penetration | 50mm @ 400m @ 30° |
| Traction | Horse Drawn (Six Horses) & Motorised (UMIC P107 or Laffly S |
| Variants | [@variants] |
| Notes | The famous Modèle 1897 still formed the basis of the French field artillery regiments in 1940. Some modifications had been made during the inter war years and the gun saw service not only in France but in actions that evolved in the various colonies and in the western desert serving with the Free French Forces. |