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rdmcii


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'the 1914 German Mortar
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At the web site:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/mortars.htm
What are the motars under the 'the german 1914 mortar' heading, I can't place them.

Thanks up front

Bob

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James H


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I don't think they're German at all. The men look French or Austrian. In fact, the pictures on that page are something of a lottery.

At first I thought they might be French museum pieces pressed into service, but here's an interesting thing: if you right-click on the photo as if to save it, the caption thingy (for which I'm sure there's a more correct name) reads dummymortars.jpeg

If you save the pic and blow it up, that's what they appear to be; decoys, possibly French.



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rdmcii


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good catch, no wonder I did not recognize them....

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