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Hi, does anyone know if there any drawings available for this gun and its associated 60cm rail transportation equipment.  Over the years I have collected a few photos of these guns but not enough to build a model.  I already make the shell handling crane these guns used and the system1888 artilery wagon and bogies. I would love to make the transporting frame for the bed and gun barrel.  Here is hoping some one out there might have some plans! Regards.



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I've never seen plans for the Filloux mortier but there may be a manual (with plans) for the mortar in the Gallica archive.

The French magazine "Histoire de Guerre, Blindes & Materiel" No. 95 has an article on the Filloux mortar.

Regards,

Charlie



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Hi, thanks Charlie C for the info.  Yes the French mag #95 has a short article. I have about 20 photos and you tube clips.  The most useful  was a recent article in Voie Etroite a french railway mag. THe article by an interested French general Guy Francois had a whole set of photos I had never seen and are nowhere on the web.  I suspect he got them from the French Army archive in Chatellerault or Vincennes. The former has a huge collection of drawings of material for the Pechot system a small sample of which were used in my wife's recent book.  Where is the Gallicia Archive you refer to?  Regards.



-- Edited by workwright on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 10:50:10 AM

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The Gallica archive is a vast collection of documents at http://gallica.bnf.fr/.

However, the search engine is, to say the least, idiosyncratic. It has been known that the same search terms on different days

produce different results.

Regards,

Charlie



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