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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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Ummhhh.....Are you sure??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
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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Hello
Just to muddy the waters further I have another image of the 105mm which has different wheels again but does have the platform:-
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan_Oz
Just to muddy the waters further I have another image of the 105mm which has different wheels again but does have the platform:-
Cheers
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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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Hi all,
Can somebody identify the exact model of this british 6in 152mm coastal gun ??
Sturm78
Can somebody identify the exact model of this british 6in 152mm coastal gun ??
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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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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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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
"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
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Definitely not 9.2, these were much bigger, in proper concrete gunpits with built-in ammo lifts.
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In 1939 Felixstow was defended by 2-6 inch Mark VII located at Darrells Battery on Landgard Fort.
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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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Another point, the helmets of the crew appear to have a formation sign on them.
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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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Thanks to all for your help,...
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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.
Clive