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This is, I think, a war trophy in Harriston, Ontario. But which war!?


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It's not in good shape, whatever it is.

The trophy gun allocated to Harriston was serial 3598, but there is no detail about calibre or capture.



-- Edited by PDA on Sunday 22nd of September 2013 02:30:18 AM

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A slightly different angle, and it looks like a French 75


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How queer.



-- Edited by PDA on Sunday 22nd of September 2013 02:28:22 AM

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I agree it looks like a French 75mm, but, the Schneider PD series of guns looked similar to the standard 75mm.

You'd need to see the breech markings to be certain.

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I'm pretty certain this pic shows a captured M1897 AA gun at Verdun.... the question is are they using it?

 

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I dont think any other French gun has the wheel anchor arrangement other then the M1897 and this is visible in the photo, I would speculate this is either a recaptured WW1 or WW2 Vintage M1897(originally in French service) or one acquired by the Canadian Army for Training purposes during WW2 which means it may be US built. My money is on it being a Recaptured Gun.

 

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Thank you, gentlemen. Hopefully, I'll get some time to take a look in person before the snow comes.

Did Germany use many captured French guns (or English guns) in WW1?



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Ironsides wrote:

I'm pretty certain this pic shows a captured M1897 AA gun at Verdun.... the question is are they using it?

 Something for a gunner to say - the (large) crew, emplacement and overhead screening certainly look purposeful to this layman.  Looks like it is set up, at the cost of some effort, for a spot of extreme range nuisance shelling.



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The last image posted by Ironsides  is a 7,7cm lFK L/35 (Franz.) and is in position for air interdiction.   Hundreds of Mle1897 field guns were captured and more than 400 were modified for Flak use.   I've explained this piece here in the past;  if anyone is really interested simply do a search.

 



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The last image posted by Ironsides  is a 7,7cm lFK L/35 (Franz.) and is in position for air interdiction.   Hundreds of Mle1897 field guns were captured and more than 400 were modified for Flak use.   I've explained this piece here in the past;  if anyone is really interested simply do a search.

 

http://landships.activeboard.com/t40483059/sturms-question-regarding-anti-aircraft-gun/?



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Thanks for the clarification I seem to remember a number of pictures of these curiously modified guns and that several hundred were used but could'nt place it... however the gun at Harriston, Ontario is obviously not one of these.

 

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Got some photos.

Do these markings mean anything?

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The number 3598 is in the records, so this gun was allocated around 1920. Is it safe to say this is a gun recaptured from the Germans?



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