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Centurion


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I had thought that the enclosed photo showed a British motor cycle combination but looking at it again the gun appears to be a Russian Maxim - see the wheels and shield removed and strapped to the back of the motor bike. Anyone any ideas?

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Ive seen photos like this, they are made for show, so this isnt an actual AA weapon, there is British photo similar to this one, Ill try to get it scaned in reasonable time



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eugene wrote:

Ive seen photos like this, they are made for show, so this isnt an actual AA weapon, there is British photo similar to this one, Ill try to get it scaned in reasonable time



The photo may have been made for show but the weapon was intended to be able to be used for AA purposes amongst other duties - certainly the British Cyclo and Royal Enfield combinations were - I've seen (and have) copies of posed British ones in various publications. AA was not a prime duty but they were expected to be able to perform it. Some armoured MC combinations were produced in Sweden and, I think, Holland in the mid war period and these too were expected to be capable of AA work in a pinch. What I'm trying to determine is this particulr setup Russian or not?

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it looks russian, the machinegun, and the motor cycle (Russia had ones like this), uniforms though, I am not sure they could be russian but not 100%


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Hallo centurion,

the missing text to your picture ,that shows Welsh are allways right!biggrin

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Lafettenheini wrote:

Hallo centurion,

the missing text to your picture ,that shows Welsh are allways right!biggrin


Thanks for this - doew any one have a translation into English for this wretched monoglot?

BTW I live on the English side of the Welsh Marches - a bit like telling a Texan that the Mexicans are always right - its only sometimessmile



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Hello Robert !

I do it immediately , when i am restoring from giggling under my chair.
sorry .live give the best jokes....

Till some minutes

Gerd

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Text translated into Enlish:

A russian speciallity was a machine gun mounted on a motorcycle,which was taken first for defence against aircraft. There had been steadily improvements in fact of the ever new
requestions of war. Even at such vehicles as the sidecar ,the russians mounted a machine
gun.

once more -sorry Centurion

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British motorcycle Clyno in service of Russian Emperor Army 1916-1917 with MG-Maxim. 100%.

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This one could be another one...
http://4600n200e.com/mediac/400_0/media/834e_1_sbl.jpg

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