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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 102)
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Germany
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Mountain artillery
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Contributor :
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Location :
Australia Roma, QLD RSL
Coordinates :
Lat : -26.57889 / Long : 148.78607
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 1 |
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The gun before its restoration |
Impressive restoration work. This very rare gun seems brand new ! Breech markings 'system Erhrardt - Nr29' |
Captured by the 5th Light Horse Regiment on September 2, 1918 in Amman. This guns was then in service in the Turkish Army |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     7.7cm GebK L/17 M15 | Origin :       ( RheinMetall)           | ||||
Historic context :
RheinMetall, newcomer in the mountain guns market, designed in 1915 this 7.7cm GebirgsKanone M15' that could be disassembled into 6 separated loads. The unusual 77 mm calibre(other German mountain guns usually used 75 mm projectiles) was probably chosen mainly to fire the classical fieldgun shells. |
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