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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 29 Dec 2011, 19:55

Hi Emmanuel,

It would be interesting to see these images

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Manuferey » 29 Dec 2011, 20:28

Hi Sturm78,

This is what I have. All the pictures come from ebay.

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 06 Jan 2012, 11:36

Hi Emmanuel,

Another image of this gun in fire postion. I don`t know WW1 or WW2 image

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by jopaerya » 06 Jan 2012, 17:00

Hello Sturm78

Looks a lot like the first picture of this Topic , these guns were in the Maginot-line pre W.W. II .

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Post by Manuferey » 07 Jan 2012, 02:07

According to the writing on the back of Sturm78's ebay picture, this gun was positionned between Obermuspach (Muspach-Le-Haut in French) and Linsdorf. This is an area in Eastern France just west of Basel in Switzerland so at the very edge of the Maginot Line. 8-)

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Post by jopaerya » 07 Jan 2012, 16:04

Hi Emmanuel

It's not my speciality , but I have heard the Maginot line stopped at Menton ( Cap Martin ).
Even one block of the Ouvrage Sainte Agnes was reused as German artillery .

Photo = Alain Chazette

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Manuferey » 07 Jan 2012, 18:15

Jos,

It's not my specialty either but I had always heard and thought that the Maginot Line ran from the Swiss border to the Ardennes. So, after further research, I found that that the fortifications along the French-Italian border were indeed part of the Maginot Line and nicknamed the Alpine Line ("Ligne alpine") or the little Maginot Line ("la petite Ligne Maginot"). Thank you for making me research this subject ! I've learned something new today. :D

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 20 Mar 2012, 17:53

Hi all,

A 155mm Mle 1877-16 De Bange gun (I think):

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Post by Sturm78 » 15 Aug 2012, 10:08

H,

Another image of 155mm Mle 1877-16 De Bange guns

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Nov 2012, 00:42

Hi all,

Another image of a 240mm Mle 1884 french gun abandoned:

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Post by Sturm78 » 07 Dec 2012, 00:08

Hi all,

Two images from Ebay:

I think 155mm Mle 1877-16 french guns

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 29 Dec 2012, 00:51

Hi all,

An 155mm Mle 1877-16 french gun (I think):

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Post by Sturm78 » 29 Dec 2012, 13:37

Hi all,

I am not sure : 17cm mMW n.A. ??

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 19 Jan 2013, 11:54

Nobody for my last image?? :(

Well, here another two old mortars for Id.:

Image 1: ??? :?
Image 2: I think 17cm mMW n.A. but I am not sure

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Re: Id. old gun

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Post by peeved » 26 Jan 2013, 22:38

Hi guys,

Any thoughts on these odd Austro-Hungarian photos from exp. eBay.de auction http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0842673275

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