Help Id these heavy coastal guns

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 15 Jan 2023 18:33

S_haule wrote
I think it is MKB Kursaal in Oostende. You can check with photo of this forum page (viewtopic.php?t=127943) ; Look at the building in background right.
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It is an old German naval gun , 10,5 cm SKL/40
Thanks to both for your information, Sébastien and ludvig... :wink:

Here, another recent image from Ebay. I am not sure if an 38cm SK C34 gun turret of Todt batterie (as I think) or an 40.6cm gun turret of Lindemann batterie....Somebody ?

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Jens Andersen » 17 Jan 2023 08:52

Hi,

I would think that the pictures on ebay are from "Lindemann".

Hans Sakkers & Marc Machielse in "Artillerieduel" shows a picture identified as this battery with the same white pattern on the side of the turret.

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 17 Jan 2023 21:42

Jens wrote

I would think that the pictures on ebay are from "Lindemann".

Hans Sakkers & Marc Machielse in "Artillerieduel" shows a picture identified as this battery with the same white pattern on the side of the turret.
Thank you for your answer, Jens. However, I am still not sure.
This other photo from the same Ebay photo series shows the barrel tube and it looks like a 38cm SK C34 gun barrel to me..... :?

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by stril » 17 Jan 2023 23:53

Markings as mentioned by Jens. (photos from Lindemann treads in this forum)
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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by M.S.Jensen » 18 Jan 2023 11:28

Thank you for your answer, Jens. However, I am still not sure.
This other photo from the same Ebay photo series shows the barrel tube and it looks like a 38cm SK C34 gun barrel to me..... :?

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It's not a 38cm. Think it's a 40,6cm. It is asymmetrical in the recoil placement. The 38cm is symmetrical :)

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 18 Jan 2023 23:31

Well, an 40.6cm gun of Lindemann batterie, therefore....
Stril wrote
Markings as mentioned by Jens. (photos from Lindemann treads in this forum)
Thanks for the additional images, Stril
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It's not a 38cm. Think it's a 40,6cm. It is asymmetrical in the recoil placement. The 38cm is symmetrical :)
I don't quite understand what is meant by the symmetry or asymmetry of the recoil... :?

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by M.S.Jensen » 19 Jan 2023 08:30

I don't quite understand what is meant by the symmetry or asymmetry of the recoil... :?

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What I mean is, that there is room for a small and a large recoil break on the bottom of a 40,6cm. Bottom is poiting towards the photographer. The 38cm has two equal sized recoils on the bottom :)

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 19 Jan 2023 21:14

Thank you, M.S.Jensen :wink:

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 20 Jan 2023 22:54

Hi all,

A heavy gun barrel transported on a Culemeyer trailer
A pity the nets that hide the gun... :roll:

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 26 Feb 2023 21:08

Hi all,

Can anyone identify this battery ?
I am not sure if an 15cm SK L45 or an 17 cm SK L40 gun....

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Eax-E » 26 Feb 2023 21:25

Hi Stum,

It's a 17 cm SK L/40 according to some details.

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Dragons Hunter » 13 Apr 2023 19:22

Hi all,
can you help me to identify where was this coastal battery?
I have several possibility; I Know it coul be in Italy (Genoa or La spezia) or Norway.
Can someone identify what tipe of gun is this?
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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 13 Apr 2023 20:27

Hi Massimo

I think 15cm SK C28 coastal gun of Battery Henningsen, Baltic coast

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Sturm78 » 15 Apr 2023 09:54

Hi all

28cm SK L45 gun barrel ??

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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns

Post by Dragons Hunter » 24 Apr 2023 21:43

Sturm78 wrote:
13 Apr 2023 20:27
Hi Massimo

I think 15cm SK C28 coastal gun of Battery Henningsen, Baltic coast

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