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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by photo-war » 10 Jan 2021, 06:58

Uwe, Sturm many thanks!

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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by photo-war » 17 Jan 2021, 08:34

Please help to ID these Italian mountain guns. Photo was taken in Athens during Italian-German parade when Greece had been conquered.

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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 17 Jan 2021, 13:14

Hi Alexander,

I would say Cannone da 105-28 Ansaldo-Schneider guns

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Post by photo-war » 17 Jan 2021, 19:35

Sturm78 many thanks!

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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 23 Jan 2021, 00:04

Hi all,

Colud be somebody identify the mountain gun of these images (from Ebay): 7.5cm Skoda Geb.K15, 7.5cm Geb.G36 or perhaps 7.5cm leGeb.IG18.... ?
I would say more this last one...

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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by nuyt » 24 Jan 2021, 17:39

Reportedly 1938, Dutch shipyard, but could be wrongly identified. Any idea what kind of naval gun?
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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by ludvig » 25 Jan 2021, 12:17

Hi ,
What about 3 " / 50 Mark 22

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-50_mk10-22.php

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 25 Jan 2021, 17:32

I would say due to the small size and long length of the recoil system below the barrel that this is indeed a 3 in 50 but on a mark 20 mount. The Mark 22 had a single shorter fatter recoil cylinder while the Mark 20 had two longer smaller cylinders. This would make it a postwar photo, if Dutch, however the Dutch did have these post war. See attached Photos
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Post by nuyt » 26 Jan 2021, 19:25

Thanks to both of you, fully agreed that this is a post war picture. The guns probably came with US supplied vessels or were lend lease guns for Dutch merchantmen in 1941-42.
The intriguing thing is that the picture is supposedly from the Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard. Those who know me, know that I published a lot on the weapons produced at this and other Dutch shipyards. Never knew they also repaired or did maintenance or whatever on these US 3inchers postwar!
For a while I believed that WF had supplied 3 inch naval guns to Argentina, due to what was probalby a misprint in Campbell, but now...maybe, just maybe the company was recycling guns from Dutch merchantmen? Where else did the many guns go, by the way?

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 28 Jan 2021, 02:16

I believe that you will find that the guns that were on merchant ships were only loaned to the countries involved and had to be returned to the US Navy after the War. The same thing occurred with the Naval guns 7,6,5,4 and 3 inch naval guns loaned to the US coast artillery after Pearl Harbor. When no longer needed they were repossessed by the Navy. The guns sold to the dutch such as the 7 inch Coast Defense guns in the Dutch east Indies were purchased at scrap prices and were in a different category.

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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by SIS 5 » 28 Jan 2021, 12:33

Hi Sturm 78,

great pics of this mountain gun taken to pieces. I think You are right, that it is a 7,5 cm le. Geb.IG 18. Here a pic of this gun (source: email).

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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by nuyt » 28 Jan 2021, 20:02

ROLAND1369 wrote:
28 Jan 2021, 02:16
I believe that you will find that the guns that were on merchant ships were only loaned to the countries involved and had to be returned to the US Navy after the War. The same thing occurred with the Naval guns 7,6,5,4 and 3 inch naval guns loaned to the US coast artillery after Pearl Harbor. When no longer needed they were repossessed by the Navy. The guns sold to the dutch such as the 7 inch Coast Defense guns in the Dutch east Indies were purchased at scrap prices and were in a different category.
Thanks Roland! Never knew they had to be returned.. makes sense of course!

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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 28 Jan 2021, 21:22

Bert wrote
great pics of this mountain gun taken to pieces. I think You are right, that it is a 7,5 cm le. Geb.IG 18. Here a pic of this gun
Thanks, Bert.. :wink:

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Post by jopaerya » 09 Feb 2021, 11:59

Any idea on this gun in the emplacement from Ebay . Regards Jos
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Re: Unknow gun

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Post by VRIL7 » 13 Mar 2021, 14:17

Hi everyone,
Anyone have more information on this howitzer? Thank you in advance.
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