The Germans sold many of them to Italy where they were designated as the Cannone da 75/49 or 75/50.

Surviving guns were taken back into German service after Italy's surrender in 1943.

[3] The gun had a semi-automatic, vertical sliding-block breech that automatically ejected the cartridge case after firing, but had to be hand-loaded for the next shot.

It had a standard hydro-pneumatic recoil system and a muzzle brake.

The side legs of the cruciform mount folded for transport.