17 février 2013

De la part de Charlie Clelland Hi Bernard,  A 15cm sFH 13 lg.  serial no. #60. This is a short barrelled howitzer converted to the longer barrel. Captured by the 26th Battalion AIF on 10 Sept 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux.   It was allocated to South Brisbane and eventually was purchased by a private collector. It was sold last year (2011) to the Peter Jackson Collection in New Zealand.1 Fiche détaillée : http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=769

De la part de Charlie Clelland J'ai d'abord cru que le tube de cet obusier Allemand de 15cm sFH 02 exposé dans un bien bel abri, a Jamestown, South Australia avait été remonte a l'envers au cours de son installation... Mais C Clelland et d'autres passionnés ont démontré que la disposition étrange de cet obusier de 15cm était originale et rare, et qu'il en existait un autre exemplaire dans les réserves de l'Australian War Museum de Camberra : Hi Bernard,   Two very rare guns. One, you've seen before, is at Jamestown,... [Lire la suite]

De la part de Markus Zillenberger HiI'm very interested in your work, especially the section about surviving guns, hereby i would like you to give you an update for the austrian heavy gun section. In front of the war museum at Rovereto, Italy is another surviving example of an M11 30,5 cm heavy siege mortar from Skoda.The Link: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsmuseum_RoveretoThe Mortar: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0koda_305_mm_Model_1911_a_Rovereto.jpg Photo de LlorenziBest wishes

De la part de Charlie Clelland Hi Bernard,   I found this on the Web a while ago but forgot to report it.   It's a Turkish Krupp 75mm gun at the National Museum at Lahore, Pakistan. Probably captured in Mesopotamia in 1917 by Indian troops. It's a later version of the Krupp 75mm, an M09 or M11 - it has the later slide breech like an FK 96 rather than the screw operated slide breech of the M03 model. Fiche détaillée : http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=776

De la part de Chralie Clelland et Lieven DeKoninck Hi Bernard,   I notice you had added a 12cm Belgian fortress gun to the blog recently. By chance I have an image of the plaque inside the carriage - it says the Krupp/FRC gun is 15cm (attached). The 15cm Krupp/FRC howitzer is on the background of your image of the "12cm" gun.   The barrel was cast in Liege in 1895.   Image credit - Lieven de Coninck   Regards,   Charlie Fiche détaillée... [Lire la suite]

De la part de Charlie Clelland Hi Bernard,   A 75mm Ehrhardt (Rheinmetall) Gebirgskanone M1914 at the Army Reserve Depot, Roma, Queensland Captured by the 5th Light Horse Regiment on 2 Sept 1918 at Amman.     Regards,   Charlie Le canon a été superbement restauré (photos de Georges Mehay) Fiche détaillée : http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=102

De la part de Charlie Clelland Hi Bernard,   This Belgian howitzer is one of the most historically significant in Australia. During the night of July 22-23 1916 Australian troops attacked German positions around the village of Pozieres. Over the next 2 weeks of the battle Australian troops suffered more than 16,000 casualties. In the early advance into Pozieres, 3 German howitzers which had been damaged by the initial barrage were found - these howitzers were 15cm ex-Belgian Krupp/FRC 15cm. The 3 damaged howitzers were... [Lire la suite]

De la part de Charlie Clelland Hi Bernard,   21 cm Morser, originally given by the French Govt in 1924 to Australia and allocated to Hindmarsh, South Australia. It was acquired by a private collector when the local council found they couldn't afford to restore the gun. It was sold last year (2011) to the Peter Jackson Collection in New Zealand. The serial no. of the 21cm howitzer is #853.   Regards,   Charlie   Fiche détaillée... [Lire la suite]

De la part de Charlie Clelland Hi Bernard,   Some more guns for your collection.   The attached is an FK 96 n.A  serial #7698. Captured on 18 Sept 1918 by the 12 Battalion AIF. Originally allocated to Burnie, Tasmania in 1921. It was restored by Sarich Industries in Perth, WA and eventually sold to the Peter Jackson Collection in New Zealand.   Regards,   Fiche détaillée : http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=760

De la part de Charlie Clelland Hi Bernard,   Back to common types.   An lMW n.A at the Army Reserve Depot, Roma, Queensland. Captured by the 52nd Battalion AIF on the Western Front.   Regards,   Charlie   Photo par Dave Scorer Le minen a terminé sa restauration (photos Georges Mehay) et est exposé dorénavant à la RSL de Roma Fiche détaillée : http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=103