C'est une aerial mine, I believe. But does anybody have any more information on the mountain gun being used to propel it? How common was this set up; usual, or some local odd-ball concoction?
Until today I thought that Bulgarians had no armoured cars in WWI, but then here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Armoured_Car?I found this sentence "At least one car (see photo) was captured at the Dobruja?Front at 17 November 1916 by the?Bulgarian Army" (by the way I can't se...
Straight from Wikipedia: The revolving Hotchkiss cannon had five 37 mm barrels, and was capable of firing 43 rounds per minute with an accuracy range of 2,000 yards (1,800 m). Each feed magazine held 10 rounds and weighed approximately 18 pounds (8 kg). Besides the field gun version, several other v...
Here are some fireworks for Canada Day and for July 4th to the south.? A scarce 30,5cm cartridge casing for the Krupp Beta 1909 Ger?t & 1918 Schwere Kartaune Beta-M-Ger?t. Click HERE for full details and photographs. ?
I am working on my Mark III monument tank, but a few questions: 1) What color-and what paint is the right color? 2) Presumably they had to have door and hatches shut, and gun barrels and ports plugged up so that younger and more foolish people don't try to get their paws inside? 3) Would such tanks be unmar...
"FT-17 tanks were also used in the Second World War, among others in Poland, Finland and France, although they were completely obsolete by then. In 1940 the French army still had 8 batallions equipped with 63 FT-17 each and three independent companies with ten each, for a total organic strength of 53...
Hello everyone, Found some pictures about pidgeon transportation: German (?) pidgeon bikes Last person has an antigas box for the birds Putting the pidgeons in the box French (?) box in wood (Straw??) to prevent that the pidgeons get to?much tremblings (Shocks?) Pidgeon Camp in Beverlo (Belgium)...
I am working on a force of early war Serbians. The 1st line cavalry were well equiped with German Maxim MGs - M1910. These are recorded as being pack transported to keep up with the cavalry. I had found a few (some time ago)?photos of such pack transport but unfortunately the gremlins got to them & th...
I am gathering data, and being a good scientist, I want to take the mean of a number of measurements and remove any personal bias. You can help: Can you measure the length (minus the tracks) of the Airfix Tank Mark I (1/76 or HO/OO or 1/72, male or female) and the Emhar Tank Mark IV (1/72 male or female) in mi...
I found this item while perusing eBay and was wondering whether anybody knew anything about it, especially the approximate year of manufacture. I asked the seller but he was uncertain, suggesting that it was?more recent?than the 20's or 30's with a probable Sheffield hallmark. It has given me a &qu...
A puzzling extract from Weapons of the Trench War 1914-1918 by Anthony Saunders: "The anti-tank grenade was an unexpected consequence of the invention of the tank. Although the Germans introduced a big-bore anti-tank rifle . . . . the British went for a more explosive answer to German armour....
It looks like the carriage is not WW1 vintage, but I managed to get a few photos today of the breech. It says, Gio Ansaldo C. Genova 1918, and then there are some numbers on the bottom. [img]http://farm7.static.fl...
In Plastic Soldier Review's review of Emhar's British Infantry, they?name a hand mortar. Was there ever a weapon like this, in real life? I can't find any photos of a British soldier using a weapon like this, in this manner.
This weekend is English Heritage's Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire. There will be thousands of years of history shown through living historians on display. Edwardian era wise, there will be a Boer War Battle including a genuine British Boer War Steam Traction Engine, Ant...
Great Link here for Meccano Magazine with a model of a Rhomboid Tank mag is dated Nov1917 Cambrai inspired?.... http://www.nzmeccano.com/MMviewer.php ? Cheers
I have a Photo Archive called Dontforgetthedigger.com.au Go to Home Page/ Photo Gallery/ Image Categories/ Australian Light Horse/ Digger Unknown 366 Question can anybody Identify the WW1 Tank, Type and Its location??????
Gentlemen, does anyone can provide info on this (not so experimental) version of this remarkable machine? I undestand Yugoslavia used some units in the post ww1 era. Thank You in advance
A scarce 30,5cm cartridge casing for the Krupp Beta 1909 Ger?t & 1918 Schwere Kartaune Beta-M-Ger?t. Click HERE for full details and photographs. ?