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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 962)
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USA
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Light artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
Dick Pope            |
Location :
USA Key West, FL VFW post
Coordinates :
Lat : 24.56000 / Long : -81.77980
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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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A proud US gun waving the banner ! |
Nice paint, but the rust is slowly killing the old gun... |
Rear view on the breech. Visible markings : '3-inch FieldGun - O.S. Model of 1902' |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     3-in M 1902 | Origin :       ( RheinMetall)             ( US Ordn. Dpt )           | ||||
Historic context :
At the beginning ot the 20th century, USA artillery industry was not performing well. Its national productions could not rival with the rapid evolutions occuring at the same time in europe, and even the materials built in cooperation with European industrials lacked the needed level of performances. |
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