Id. british gun

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure but I think a british 76mm 12pdr 20cwt AA gun in german use in Norway...

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A rare image of an 24cm 9.45in Mk.I Skoda howitzer (barrel trailer) in british service


Image from Ebay
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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A rare image of an 9.2in 234mm british railgun:

Image from Ebay
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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify the exact model of this naval gun ??

Image from Ebay
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[Sturm78]

Nobody ??

Well, here an image of an 152mm 6in Mk.19 gun in position in East Coast of Scotland in 1940, according to photocaption

Image from Ebay
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[Claudio_C]

Hi Sturm78 ...

an 152mm 6in Mk.19 gun in position in East Coast of Scotland in 1940, according to photocaption

in my opinion it is an old 6in Mk.VII, that fight a lot during WW1 ...

The Mk.19 had a shorter barrel and the recuperator under it ...

Its only my 2 cents

[Sturm78]

Claudio wrote
in my opinion it is an old 6in Mk.VII, that fight a lot during WW1 ...

The Mk.19 had a shorter barrel and the recuperator under it ...

Oopppssss....I think you are right... Therefore the photocaption is wrong in the date, is not it ??

Any idea about the gun posted on 10 apr ???

Sturm78

[Claudio_C]

Any idea about the gun posted on 10 apr ???

Unfortunately no, sturm
I can try to search something in my no so big collection of photo and book for found an answer ...

In a first look it seem a 4in caliber AA gun, but its only a first feeling... The British 4in gun that I know have a recuperator over the barrel ... that here is missing ...
Only for brain storming , the mount is similar to 3in 20cwt AA gun, but the barrel seem a little bit thicker and too long...

If I found something I inform you...

P.S.: Sorry if my english isn't everytime grammatically correct; I'm not a english man ...

[Sturm78]

Thanks Claudio,


Does somebody have any additional information about the exact model and use of this Elswick (Armstrong) 75mm mountain gun ??

Image from Elswick archives
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[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last image ??

Well, I am searching for information and/or wartime image of 20mm Polsten AA gun. I have found very few information about this gun on the net and almost no wartime image...

Here, an image of one of these guns on a boat (from AWM):

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[Sturm78]

Nobody for the 20mm Polsten ??

Well, I hope to have more lucky with this other light AA gun. Any information and/or wartime image of the 20mm Hispano AA gun?

Used this gun the same mount that the Polsten gun ??

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[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last questions ??

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[Sturm78]

There seems not to be many people interested in the British artillery in this forum....

Here, another image (from Ebay) of an 24cm 9.45in Mk.I Skoda howitzer in british service

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[gambadier]

9.45 in How were purchased by UK for use in the Boer War. They do not seem to have been used in WW1.

It gets no mention on my web site http://nigelef.tripod.com/fc_1914-18.htm

[gambadier]

A bit more information. Four 9.45 were acquired, the purpose was the expected need to reduce the forts defending Pretoria. The guns reached S Africa, and the challenges of moving them across underdeveloped country proved fairly demanding. However, the Boers surrendered and the guns were not required.