Knut Erik Hagen took these photos at IWM London in July 2003.
Knut Erik Hagen took these photos at IWM Duxford in July 2003.
9.2 Inch gun from Gibraltar which has been modernized many times, it did at least start out as On-Topic.
Lance Krieg took these photos at IWM Duxford.
Ross Moorhouse took these photos in 2005.
Knut Erik Hagen took these photos in July 2003.
Museum plaque seems to read "British x Inch (or x Pound) QF Mark IV Naval Gun". Knut: I believe is from HMS Chester and one of the gun crew became the youngest recipient of a VC.
Robert Horton: Could be an 18-pounder
Ross Moorhouse took these pohotos in 2005.
The following photos are from the US Marine Corps Air-ground museum at Quantico. They were taken in Oct, 2001. Special thanks to Greg Balzer and Ken Smith-Christmas, the curator for arranging the visit.
Thanks to Grzegorz for identifying it. The gun is a 47mm (3 pounder) 5-barrel revolving cannon.
Knut Erik Hagen took these photos in March 2004 at the Tojhusmuseet, København (Royal Danish Arsenal museum).
Robert Horton notes: This is a French or United States model of the French 75mm field gun.
Knut Erik Hagen took these photos in March, 2004 at the Forsvarsmuseet (Armed Forces Museum), at Akershus Castle, in Oslo.
This is an Anti-balloon / Zeppeliner gun of French origin,model "Puteaux". Some were set up around Oslo in 1917.
It is French 75mm gun with carriage and axles adapted for mounting on an AA framework.
Description provided by Frederic Liefferinckx.
German AA gun from the Army museum of brussels the "Sockelflack" caliber 37mm semi-automatic light gun
"for me is that the first real modern AAgun. I think that the caliber was maybe a 77mm.
Knut Erik Hagen took these at IWM London in July 2003.
Ross Moorhouse took these photos at the War memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. It is a 105mm (104mm?, 4-inch?) Gun from the SMS Emden.
Ross Moorhouse took these photos in 2005 at the Australian War Memorial
Knut Erik Hagen took these photos at IWM LOndon in July 2003.
Museum plaque seems to read: "German 7.5 cm (15 cm ?) Mountain gun L17/08.
Edward:105mm.Light Howitzer M98/09
Robert Horton: not a 105mm 98/09. I am pretty close to 100% sure it is a 105 field Kanone 16. the 98/09 had a very short barrel...in fact much shorter then the recoil cradle.
Grzegorz: It is a 10.5cm leichtes Feldhaubitze 16. see URL http://www.landships.freeservers.com/105mm_lfh16_photopage.htm
Robert Horton:with what looks to be the longer version of the barrel.
Photos by Ross Moorhouse in 2005
These photos were taken by Ross Moorhouse
Ross adds: I believe the Minewefer is 170mm. It was one of many War Trophies given to Australia at the end of WWI.
Robert Horton:German 76mm light mortar with the trail assembly that converted it to be able to fire higher velocity, flat trajectory ammunition as an anti-tank weapon.
Robert Horton notes:This is a German WWI era mortar. 76mm with the mounting base plate. Thne museum has another pretty much like it but it has no circular base plate and has a small bridgework carriage and was designed to fire in a flat trajectory for early anti tank use.
Robert Horton states: Possibly a M1902 62mm.
Knut Erik Hagen sent these photos at IWM London, July 2003.
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The following photos are from the US Marine Corps Air-ground museum at Quantico. They were taken in Oct, 2001. Special thanks to Greg Balzer and Ken Smith-Christmas, the curator for arranging the visit. Mortar
Museum Plaque reads: Stokes-Brandt 81mm Mortar M1. Robert Horton notes: This piece is labeled Stokes Mortar in the museum, but I don't think so. If so, it is a U.S. WWII vintage 60 or 81 mm mortar.
Knut Erik Hagen took these photos in March 2004 at the Tojhusmuseet, København (Royal Danish Arsenal museum). It is a rocket launcher or minethrower or Mortar...
Grzegorz Mazurwski adds: This is probably a minethrower (mortar) but I don't know the origin, can be even British.
Robert Horton adds: ..I don't think that picture #4 is a "rocket launcher" but is some sort of heavy mortar
Knut Erik Hagen took these photos in March 2004, at the Tojhusmuseet, København (Royal Danish Arsenal museum).
Grzegorz Mazurwski adds: Looks like German 7,7cm but the shield and tail is different - maybe export version?
Robert Horton adds: This is very likely not German, and not the German 77mm of WWI.It may have been german built for one of the other European countries,which Krupp and Rheinmetall often did prior to about 1910 or so. If you notice, about half way back on the trail arm, there is a split and a hinge, they could fold the rear half up and forward. I have seen something like this on a Japanese Howitzer but I would not think this would be Japanese being displayed in a Scandanavian Museum.
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Grzegorz Mazurwski adds: This is probably a German 57mm Panzerlafette.
Knut adds:
As far as I remember was it part of the fortifications built around Copenhagen between 1880 and WW1 which cost the Danes a great deal of money which could be considered wasted as they were outdated even before they were finished. The range of modern guns was by then such that the enemy could take out position outside range of most of the guns in the fortresses and bombard Copenhagen at their leisure. Denmark was invaded by the Germans on a regular basis in the 19th Century and lost Schleswig-Holstein to the joint German-Austrian invaders in 1864. It is highly unlikely that they would buy German weapons but most likely that they would do their best to keep themselves aware of what the Germans did develop. My guess is that they copied the German unit from plans and photos that may have been obtained one way or another. Not all the Holsteiners who were impressed in the German armed forces were loyal to their new masters and may have helped the Danes with information. I have seen the unit in Brussels, they are in my opinion similar, but not identical. So maybe we should list is as Danish version of the German PzLafette, it should be OT enough as it helped to keep WW1 out of Denmark.
Denmark was invaded by the Germans on a regular basis in the 19th Century and lost Schleswig-Holstein to the joint German-Austrian invaders in 1864. It is highly unlikely that they would buy German weapons but most likely that they would do their best to keep themselves aware of what the Germans did develop. My guess is that they copied the German unit from plans and photos that may have been obtained one way or another. Not all the Holsteiners who were impressed in the German armed forces were loyal to their new masters and may have helped the Danes with information.
I have seen the unit in Brussels, they are in my opinion similar, but not identical.
So maybe we should list is as Danish version of the German PzLafette, it should be OT enough as it helped to keep WW1 out of Denmark.
Knut Erik Hagen took this photo in March 2004 outside the Tojhusmuseet, København (Royal Danish Arsenal museum).
Update e-mail from: From: Erik/Jytte Andersen The unknown gun 12 is a 38 cm navy canon made by krupp. It is from ww2 . The same as the canons on battleship Biscmark. It is now on museum in Hanstholm ,Denmark Originaly, it was one of two canons in a twin turret, placed in Blåvandshug near Esbjerg. In Hanstholm, there was four 38 cm canons and likewise in Kristianssand in Norway, to protect Skagerag, the water betwen Denmark and Norway. The fortres in Norway still have a complete canon in turret. It is now a museum . It is known as batteri Vara . The picture is from Norway. United States US 3-inch Naval Landing Gun The following photos are from the US Marine Corps Air-ground museum at Quantico. They were taken in Oct, 2001. Special thanks to Greg Balzer and Ken Smith-Christmas, the curator for arranging the visit. Robert Horton notes: This is actually a 3" Naval Landing Gun of about 1880-1890 vintage. There were about five different models of these guns built in unknown quantities. Some had bronze tubes and some had steel. The boxes on the axles were to carry complete rounds of ammo and were made to be quickly unlocked and discarded and new, full boxes mounted. Most of these guns have a small wheel at the apex of the trail arms so actually, it is something of a push-around tricycle. US Pack 75 howitzer The following photos are from the US Marine Corps Air-ground museum at Quantico. They were taken in Oct, 2001. Special thanks to Greg Balzer and Ken Smith-Christmas, the curator for arranging the visit. Robert Horton notes: This is a U.S. Pack 75 howitzer of 75mm. It is the first version and designed to be broken down into 4 or 5 loads for pack mule portage. The later version in WWII had rubber tires and was set up to be paradropped. This first model is from about late 1920's or into the early 30's. US 37mm trench gun The following photos are from the US Marine Corps Air-ground museum at Quantico. They were taken in Oct, 2001. Special thanks to Greg Balzer and Ken Smith-Christmas, the curator for arranging the visit. Robert Horton notes: This is a United States 37mm trench gun often used to knock out snipers and pill boxes and M/G emplacements. This is the model of 1916. Pre- WWI Arms Krupp 1887 Knut Erik Hagen took these photos in March, 2004 at the Forsvarsmuseet (Armed Forces Museum), at Akershus Castle, in Oslo. Modell 1901 75mm Knut Erik Hagen took these photos in March, 2004 at the Forsvarsmuseet (Armed Forces Museum), at Akershus Castle, in Oslo. The gun is probably the German System Erhardt Schnellfeuerkanone C/1901. The three sets of photos probably depict the same model, but this is not certain. I do not know if it saw service in WWI It also appears to be similar to 75mm Modell 1902 of Swedish make. If you can provide any more information about these guns, please write to the site administrator. Photo Archive | Home
The unknown gun 12 is a 38 cm navy canon made by krupp. It is from ww2 . The same as the canons on battleship Biscmark. It is now on museum in Hanstholm ,Denmark Originaly, it was one of two canons in a twin turret, placed in Blåvandshug near Esbjerg. In Hanstholm, there was four 38 cm canons and likewise in Kristianssand in Norway, to protect Skagerag, the water betwen Denmark and Norway. The fortres in Norway still have a complete canon in turret. It is now a museum . It is known as batteri Vara . The picture is from Norway.
Robert Horton notes: This is actually a 3" Naval Landing Gun of about 1880-1890 vintage. There were about five different models of these guns built in unknown quantities. Some had bronze tubes and some had steel. The boxes on the axles were to carry complete rounds of ammo and were made to be quickly unlocked and discarded and new, full boxes mounted. Most of these guns have a small wheel at the apex of the trail arms so actually, it is something of a push-around tricycle.
Robert Horton notes: This is a U.S. Pack 75 howitzer of 75mm. It is the first version and designed to be broken down into 4 or 5 loads for pack mule portage. The later version in WWII had rubber tires and was set up to be paradropped. This first model is from about late 1920's or into the early 30's.
Robert Horton notes: This is a United States 37mm trench gun often used to knock out snipers and pill boxes and M/G emplacements. This is the model of 1916.
The gun is probably the German System Erhardt Schnellfeuerkanone C/1901. The three sets of photos probably depict the same model, but this is not certain. I do not know if it saw service in WWI It also appears to be similar to 75mm Modell 1902 of Swedish make.
If you can provide any more information about these guns, please write to the site administrator.