french railway gun

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An 370mm Mle 1915 howitzer in German use.

Any idea about the gun posted on 28 Feb 2018 ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Manuferey]

I have posted pictures of two rare French railway guns in the WW1 section. I'm looking for more information on both.

1) 14 cm Mle 1910 French naval gun - Railway gun prototype
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic ... 1&t=234573

2) 240 mm Railway Howitzer Schneider (for Belgium)
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic ... 1&t=234574

Emmanuel

[jopaerya]

Thanks Emmanuel for the W.W.1 Railway guns

[jopaerya]

Could this be a 274 mm modèle 1917 sur affût à glissement Schneider ??
The name on the gun does not look like Breslau or Fürth. ( Ebay )

Regards Jos

[EPOCH3]

Hi, I believe the 32cm with camo picture is one of a series related to loaned out/leased ALVF/ALGP guns to US.

Attached is just small reference data snippet for the 32cm Mle 1870-1881.
In the notes there are two other barrels related/used with this carriage configuration (where
elevation gearing is in front of trunnion).

Regards

[jopaerya]

Thanks Greg

[3dtankfactory]

here are some of my 3d french railway guns of ww1 hope you enjoy

Obusier de 400mm Mle 1915/1916 Saint Chamond

and cannon de 240 ww1 French railway artillery

[EPOCH3]

Hi - I came across by accident an interesting report which basically was the initial assessment conducted on the captured French railway guns.
It is dated June/July 1940. With that very early date, the report hi-lights which guns, qty and types were inspected and where they were located.
I think this potentially helps to identify locations for many "trophy" pictures of French guns as well to confirm and/or correct what type they were.
Regards
Greg

[Manuferey]

Very interesting indeed ! Thank you for sharing.

Emmanuel

[jopaerya]

Thanks Greg

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure about this gun: 320mm Mle 1870-84 ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last image ?

Well, here another image from Ebay. Can anyone identify the model of this gun ?
In the book "Les Canons de la Victoire 1914-1918" is not this number of carriage : 3077

Sturm78

[EPOCH3]

Hi - Because it utilizes 6 axle trucks, I would think it to be 305mm Mle 1893-96 ?

Second thought though it could the 340 Mle 1893 because it has the angled rear support brackets (for the roof).
This however doesn't solve the 3077 number issue though.

[Sturm78]

Hi EPOCH3

Guy Francois in "Les Canons de la Victoire 1914-1918" book give the following carriage numbers for the 305mm Mle 1893-96 guns: 3051 to 3058. :roll:

Sturm78

[EPOCH3]

Agreed - might be a dumb idea on my part but could the numbering schemes have changed later on? I always thought the carriage numbers in "Les Canons de la Victoire 1914-1918" were relative to WWI so perhaps something was reidentified later. Wish there was a bit less angle on the picture and that we could see the breech area better. Interesting though.