Id. british gun

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Knouterer » 08 Dec 2015, 20:33

I don't have a better picture, but it's a Vickers 105 mm (L/23) Model 1922 gun; some were sold to Estonia and Lithuania I believe.
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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 20 Dec 2015, 20:55

Knouterer wrote
I don't have a better picture, but it's a Vickers 105 mm (L/23) Model 1922 gun; some were sold to Estonia and Lithuania I believe
Ummhhh.....Are you sure?? :?
Spain used this model of Howitzer Vickers-Reinosa M1922 L22 during 1920s and 1930s...and I can see some differences with the howitzer of my last image: different wheels, Not round platform, different lenght of barrel,..... :?


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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by GrumpyOldMan_Oz » 21 Dec 2015, 01:44

Hello

Just to muddy the waters further I have another image of the 105mm which has different wheels again but does have the platform:-

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Cheers

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 22 Dec 2015, 01:48

Vickers built quite a few 105mm guns and howitzers which resembled each other. At the present moment the Barrow Dock Museum is not hosting the Vickers photographic archive which is a big pity as there were several photos of their 105mm guns and howitzers on the site . The caption normally gave the who the contract was for, many were experimental.

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 02 Jan 2016, 22:42

Hi all,

Can somebody identify the exact model of this british 6in 152mm coastal gun ??

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Alanmccoubrey » 03 Jan 2016, 12:38

Sturm, never mind the gun, just who are the crew ? Other than the gas masks they are the most un-British like bunch.
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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Knouterer » 05 Jan 2016, 11:42

Looks like a standard Mark VII coastal gun to me, and if I had to guess, the scene might be Australia or New Zealand, from the looks of the gun position and the gunners' clothing?
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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Knouterer » 05 Jan 2016, 12:20

Or maybe not. Caption to IWM H741 says:

"Fixed defences at Felixstow. 9.2" coastal defence guns."

On the other hand, if they got the calibre wrong, maybe the location is wrong as well - but apparently there were gun positions at Felixstowe, Suffolk, looking very much like this :milwink:
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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by gambadier » 06 Jan 2016, 02:26

Definitely not 9.2, these were much bigger, in proper concrete gunpits with built-in ammo lifts.

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 06 Jan 2016, 04:50

In 1939 Felixstow was defended by 2-6 inch Mark VII located at Darrells Battery on Landgard Fort.

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 06 Jan 2016, 04:55

I doubt that this Landgard fort as the record indicate that the guns had full shields including a light metal top.

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 06 Jan 2016, 04:56

Another point, the helmets of the crew appear to have a formation sign on them.

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 06 Jan 2016, 05:04

A quick correction the 6 inch were emplaced in the Right Battery, Darrells battery was armed with 2-4.7 inch guns at the same time.

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 06 Jan 2016, 12:39

Thanks to all for your help,...

Regards Sturm78

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Re: Id. british gun

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 07 Feb 2016, 10:20

The flash on the helmet is that of the Royal Artillery, commonly worn pre-war and early war days. The men are in fatigue clothing which fits with being coastal gunners. The respirator in the first photo is the No4 MkII.
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