Unknow gun

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Thank You very much Forttravel and Shultz for answers.

[ROLAND1369]

Recently I viewed at a small private artillery museum in Texas a weapon which I have been unable to identify. It seems to second world war german. Note the MG 34 firing grip at the front of the barrel. Wonder if anyone has any id on this system.

[shultz]

Hello,

can anyone ID this gun? Please.

Hi Andrzej, your photo shows an Italian gun, a 149/35 A Armstrong for installation in cupolas (turret) of the fortifications type "Rocchi ". The photo was taken during WW1, when this type of gun was taken from the forts and used as heavy field artillery. Now I am away from home, tomorrow I put a drawing of the turret with this gun. Regards, Shultz

Hi Andrzej,
here the drawing of the turret with this gun

149-35 Armstrong in pozzo tipo Armstrong .JPG

this is from an original Italian Army manual of 1912 .
And another photo of the same gun (really the same, and taken at nearly the same time) from Internet (another thread of AxisHistoryForum) .

149 A in pozzo tipo A (from axishistoryforum).jpg

Regards, Shultz

[Grzesio]

Recently I viewed at a small private artillery museum in Texas a weapon which I have been unable to identify. It seems to second world war german. Note the MG 34 firing grip at the front of the barrel. Wonder if anyone has any id on this system.

It's the 8 cm Düsenwerfer, a prototype recoilless AT grenade launcher developed by Rheinmetall in 1942/43 and presented in March 1943 in Kummersdorf. It fired 3 kg heavy shaped charge projectiles of 81.4 mm calibre with 160 m/s muzzle velocity, effective range was 200 m. The whole thing, transported in two pieces, was 41-43 kg heavy and 146 cm long, although a wheeled carriage was to be developed as a result of initial trials. The promising weapon was eventually cancelled in 1943 in favour of rocket launchers.

[ROLAND1369]

Thanks for your prompt and complete reply.

[Manuferey]

What is this revolver gun mounted on a truck?

canon-revolver 1.jpg

The back of the picture seems to indicate that the gun was captured in 1939, hence, in Poland.

canon-revolver 2.jpg

(pictures from ebay.de)

Emmanuel

[JKernwerk]

3.7cm Hotchkiss.
JK

[stril]

The back of the picture seems to indicate that the gun was captured in 1939, hence, in Poland.

Its a known picture taken in Norway. This is one of the trucks captured by german forces in Hardangerfjord in april 1940. Norwegian naval forces used guns( 3,7 cm up to 6,5 cm) from smaller ships and mounted them on trucks making better use of them on land. Added a picture of another truck used in the same area in 1940. (source Forsvarets museer/digitalt museum)
regards
Stril

[Manuferey]

Thank you JK and Stril!

[JKernwerk]

Not many of those left today, at least one in the fortressmuseum of Villey le Sec.
Some (at least one) were in use by the Dutch marines when they were defending Hoek van Holland in 1940.
JK

[stril]

Another one used on a truck in the fighting in Hardanger in 1940. This one was salvaged and hidden after the fight was over. Now a memorial.
Photo: forsvarets museer/digitalt museum.
regards
Stril

[bielsko]

Could you recognize the exact version of this destroyed gun? It is for sure some 8,8 cm Flak, but which one?

[Ondrej Filip]

Could you recognize the exact version of this destroyed gun? It is for sure some 8,8 cm Flak, but which one?

I think it is Soviet 85 mm air defense gun M1939.