Surviving examples of swedish 1902 and 1902-32 guns. Also, historical photos and other related stuff: http://digitaltmuseum.se/search?query=kanon%201902 .
P.S. Hmm, for some reason first messege didn't post correctly.
-- Edited by SiberianOrc on Monday 4th of January 2016 06:11:27 AM
-- Edited by SiberianOrc on Monday 4th of January 2016 06:12:35 AM
Here's something interesting, related to an Argentinian Krupp artillery piece: Works on an underground line had to be stopped in Buenos Aires because live ammunition of a Krupp cannon was found buried on the ground. It's a mistery (yet) how this piece still active was prsent there. www.lanacion.com.ar/1920750-hallan-un-viejo-proyectil-en-las-obras-del-soterramiento
-- Edited by d_fernetti on Friday 22nd of July 2016 04:53:13 PM
I was wondering if someone would be able to help me identify a Field Cannon that I have. It looks to be a Krupp 7.5 cm cannon. I can send photos of this amazing (Salesaman Sample Size model, if someone could reply to my email at shgo1961@telus.net. I am located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada my name is Scott
For the almost cylindrical aspect is very likely to be a Krupp cannon projectile 75mm L30 Mod. Argentino 1909, Shrapnel type, so it must be much older than the 60 years that they have calculated
Compare this with the lamina of 1909 Krupp Handbook
Steel body has a diameter of 74,2mm and the sealing ring has a diameter of 76,9mm
Its height is 261,6mm.
Its load balls make it very dangerous because it is an antipersonnel design.
I have gotten the breech mechanism working on the Krupp export 7,5cm Kanone dated 1881. The ready round mount and the rammer mount are now riveted to the carriage. The elevation mechanism is in the machine shop and should be complete in a few weeks. The wheels are still wrong. They are US 16 spoke Archibalds. I will replace them with correct German 12 spoke wheels shortly. The gun is also now painted in a more correct variation of Prussian/German pre-WW1 light blueish grey. This is the link: