Help to Id. US artillery

[ROLAND1369]

As always , glad to give any small help that I can.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure: 4.7in gun M1906 ???

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Carl Schwamberger]

Short answer is yes. the differences between the M1906, M1907, & M1908 seem to be to small to notice. Here is a page where a few other photos are posted: http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/s ... p?t=139589

[Sturm78]

Thank you, Carl

Regards Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Detail of an 305mm 12in M1890 mortar breech:

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An image of a ammunition cart. According to photocaption Hawaii

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

From the construction of the cart as well as the construction of the visible emplacement in the background, this is a 12 inch long range emplacement mounting 12 inch m1895 guns on M1917 high angle barbette mountings. If this picture was in fact taken in Hawaii, it has to be Bty Closson.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your answer, ROLAND1369.

Regards Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

As always glad to help.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I found this image on EBay dated in 1938. I think it is an 90mm M1 AA gun (very early) but I thought that this gun entered in service in 1940 ??

Sturm78

[Bill Murray]

Totally off topic, but I love the Wing Tip Shoes on the gentleman in the middle.

When my Dad passed away 10 years ago at age 91, I found two pairs of this style of shoes in his closet. Also, several men's hats like the ones in the pictures. I kept one pair of shoes in memory of Dad.

Interesting how styles change in 75 or so years. Wing Tip Shoes are now a fashion statement for women and they even wear the 1930's/1940's style men's hats from time to time.

Bill

[ROLAND1369]

This is not a 90 MM M1 but the experimental 3 inch gun T9 on Carriage T4. The holes in the outrigger arm and the presence of an equiblator next to the barrel are not present on the 90 MM.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, ROLAND1369 !!

An almost unknown gun. I had never seen any pictures of this model. A pity the poor quality of your images

Regards Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

It is very likely an evolutionary model which led to the 90 MM M1 and as such was unlikely to have been produced in any number and probibly was a single experimental model. The use of the prefix "T' in US weapon systems indicates an experimental model prior to adoption.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I found this image on a Russian forum (sorry, I do not remember the exact source).
I think an 76mm 3in M1917 AA gun. I guess that this photo was taken in the 1920's, no?

Sturm78