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mtaylor


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Can anyone help me with this?  I thought I knew a little about the component parts of WW1 artillery pieces but can anyone enlighten me as to the function of this part of the sFH/02? (the pivoting strut with the holes next to the breech).

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CharlieC


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I think it's a transport support for the rear of the barrel. It looks like it was swung underneath the breech and the barrel

lowered onto it. It looks as if the effect was to take the load of the barrel off the elevation gear with the weight of the barrel

carried by the trunnions and the support beam during transport. The only surviving sFH 02 in Queensland has a similar beam (attached).

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Charlie

 



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Hello Charlie - that makes sense.  Many thanks indeed.

Mike



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Ralph Lovett


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Charlie is correct.  These are for securing the howitzer barrel during travel.  I have two operational 15cm sFH 1902s.  Both have this travel lock.  They are also found on the 15cm sFH 1913, 15cm lgsFH 1913, and the 15cm lgsFH 1913/02. The older 15cm sFH 1893 does not have a travel lock.  Most of the 10cm Kanone series also have these.  

This page shows one of the 15cm sFH 1902s being restored.  The travel lock can be seen in the second photo from the top:

http://lovettartillery.com/15cm_sFH_1902_Restoration.html

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Ralph - many thanks for the extra info and the link to the very useful pics.  Could I please pick your brains once more? Would a barrel sitting back in the recoil position (as per pic attached) imply a broken recoil spring? - or are there other possible reasons?  Do you know of a drawing of the recoil mechanism in the sFH/02?

The more I look at this particular gun the more I think it was in for repair at the time of capture/surrender: barrel in recoil position, minor impact damage on recoil box, elevation mechanism removed, brake connecting system and brake lever removed, damage to carriage in vicinity of toolbox, possible missing control column from traverse gear (I need to check this) and one trunnion top plate not in secured position.  Food for thought.

Thanks again Ralph.

 

Mike

 

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Ralph Lovett


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Mike

 

Yes, a broken recoil spring is likely the problem.  This is the page on the restoration of my other sFH 02.  It shows the recoil springs:

http://lovettartillery.com/15cm_sFH_1902_(1917_Dated_How_Rest.html

Pictures 7 and 8 from the top will be of the most interest.  Also, the third image from the bottom will be of interest.  Note that there are three separate springs.  These are often numbered and marked down to the individual machinist that made them.   

Hope this helps

 

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Ralph

 



-- Edited by Ralph Lovett on Wednesday 5th of August 2015 11:31:31 PM

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Ralph - thank you - terrific.

 

Mike



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