Landships II

Pzkpfw-e · Commander in Chief

Another gun to ID

CharlieC · Legend

I think it might be an 8-Staal gun - 84mm Krupp designed field gun from 1881. "nuyt" would know exactly what the gun is - try a PM.

Some of these old guns were still in service in WW2.

Regards,

Charlie

Pzkpfw-e · Commander in Chief

Thanks, I'll drop him a line.

nuyt · Major

I think it's an 1874 8cm brons, bought in Switzerland. Calibre 84mm and used by the horse artillery.

Massimo Foti · Colonel

I have some pictures of Swiss 8.4 cm guns

8.4 cm 1879. Full Museum:

8,4 cm 1871-74. Morges Museum:

Hope it may help

Massimo

Pzkpfw-e · Commander in Chief

Looks like it to me!
Thanks chaps.

Massimo Foti · Colonel

I am still not 100% sure it's a Swiss gun.

nuyt · Major

More, go to www.41afdva.net/
Then click artillerie algemeen, then geschut then 8cm brons then foto's

nuyt · Major

Massimo Foti wrote:
I am still not 100% sure it's a Swiss gun.

You have a good point, the gun looks a lot like the Krupp 8,4cm guns from the 1870s, were these also bronze cast?

All Dutch sources by the way quote each other in saying these guns were Swiss, even Oerlikon (lol).