Help Id. coastal gun

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Re: Help Id. coastal gun

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Post by Manuferey » 18 Apr 2014, 03:35

Hi Sturm78,

Yes, I believe it is a "240 mm Mle 1884 sur affût G à châssis circulaire amélioré" (= 240 mm Model 1884 on W[ar] carriage with improved circular chassis :wink: )

I think it is one of the guns of Battery Chef de Baie at La Rochelle (French Atlantic coast).

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Post by Sturm78 » 18 Apr 2014, 12:46

Thank you very much for your help, Emmanuel

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Post by Sturm78 » 31 May 2014, 23:17

Hi all,

Another image of an 95mm Mle 1888 Latiholle gun

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Re: Help Id. coastal gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 06 Jul 2014, 11:15

Hi all,

194mm Mle 1902 ?? battery ?? :?

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Re: Help Id. coastal gun

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Post by Manuferey » 06 Jul 2014, 15:24

194 mm Mle 1902 indeed.

MKB La Crèche I. Gun No. IV.

This pictures appears in Alain Chazette’s book « Les batteries de côte du Nord-Pas de Calais” (The coastal batteries in the Nord Pas de Calais).

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Post by Sturm78 » 07 Jul 2014, 19:04

Thank you very much for your help, Emmanuel

Here another image from EBay. Any idea?

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Post by Manuferey » 09 Jul 2014, 02:31

I think it is a French 164 mm Mle 1893-96 coastal gun "sur affût 1893-28" at the Amfreville battery near Cherbourg. :idea:

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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Sep 2014, 12:04

Thank you very much for your help, Emmanuel.... and sorry for my late answer :oops:

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Post by Manuferey » 05 Sep 2014, 00:44

No problem, Sturm 78! :)

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Post by Sturm78 » 24 Oct 2014, 15:06

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this old french coastal gun ??

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Post by Sturm78 » 29 Nov 2014, 11:43

Hi all,

An 194mm Mle 1902 gun (I think):

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Post by Manuferey » 29 Nov 2014, 16:45

Based on the camouflage pattern, I would say Gun No. 2 at MKB Creche I :idea:

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Post by Sturm78 » 30 Nov 2014, 11:08

Thank you, Emmanuel

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Dec 2014, 13:49

Hi all,

Two images from EBay:

Image 1: 194mm Mle 1902 (I thinK)
Image 2: 240mm Mle 1884 (I think)

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Re: Help Id. coastal gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 30 Jan 2015, 20:09

Hi all,

I am not sure about this gun: 164,7mm Mle 1887, 1891 or 1893 gun ??

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