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stephen brezinski

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After considering a number of projects I think I'd like to scratch build a Austria-Hungary 8cm M05 field gun in 1/72 scale featured by the excellant photos in Peter's Landship's Artillery section.  [I hoped to do a US 75mm M1902 Ehrhardt but lack enough detail photos, particularly of the breach end.]


Can someone be kind enough to post some critical measurements of the Austrian gun for me please?


Diameter of the wheels?


Outside diameter of the gun barrel?


Length from the breach to end of barrel?


Length of the trail from the axles to rear tow ring, and width of the box trail?


Hight and width of the shield?


P.S. Any additional photos & information on the Austrian M05 gun and the US M1905 Ehrhardt guns would be great.  With great thanks,


Stephen Brezinski


 


 



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Peter Kempf

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Silly me! I should have taken some measurements when I was in Verdun and Brussels this spring. The classic "Gerät der leichten Artillerie..." by Muther gives the following data, however:


Rohrlänge (length of barrel): 2295mm
Feuerhöhe (height of barrel when at zero elevation, I guess): 1000mm


The modern German classic (Kosar) gives no pertinent measurements, I'm afraid.


I will look around, and see if I find some more, ok?


/Peter K



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Peter Kempf

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I have more photos of surviving M.5's, taken at a war memorial in Verdun. Would posting these be of any assistance?


/Peter K



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stephen brezinski

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Greetings


Great, the barrel length will help.  I can try and use it as a reference to determine measurements for the other parts.  Yes, I'd love to see other photos.


Did you get the 17 cm werfer photos I sent last Friday?



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Jon Hornbostel

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Stephen,


Here is a link to a nice photo of what I think is a US 75mm (3 inch?) M1902:


www.flinthills.com/~john/landships/ww1.jpg


Please let me know if I am wrong about this ID.


Jon



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Peter Kempf

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Yes, thanks! Will post them his week!


Good luck with your M.5! And hope you get someone to make a rein kit of it! It's the only major WW1 Field Gun missing now.


/Peter K


 



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Mario Wens

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Stephen,


If you're not in a hurry: I was planning another visit to Brussels before the end of the year, and will gladly measure the gun when I get there, as well as take any photo's you might require.


Mario



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stephen

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Great, this one of the best photos of this gun I have showing the breach end.  I should be able to do a reasonable model based on this.


Great thanks!


 


Stephen


 



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Pavel Dokoupil

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Hello Stephen,
I have a manual of the austrian field gun (8cm feldkanone M5) of the year 1913.
I found these measurements there:


Diameter of the wheels  130cm
gauge of wheels 153cm
Length of barrel  30cal



Pavel


PS.: I attach a picture of the gun from german book Vom einzelschuss zur feuer-walze.


<img src="https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/PavlD/8cmM5.jpg">



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stephen brezinski

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Thanks very much... great!


Stephen



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