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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1417)
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Germany
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Tanks artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
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Location :
Australia Canberra, ACT Australian Wars Museum
Coordinates :
Lat : -35.28180 / Long : 149.14940
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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The unique survivor of this German tank A7V is exposed inside this very rich museum in Canberra |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     belg 5,7cm K | Origin :       ( Nordenfelt)             ( Cockerill )             ( Maxim ) | ||||
Historic context : In 1888, the British Nordenfelt company, established in France, proposed a small calibre quick firing gun directly inherited from the revolver gun concept. Belgium quickly showed its interest in it for the close defence of its new forts being built by the Général Brialmont. These guns were therefore incorporated in different roles and versions such as :
This polyvalent weapon also armed fishing ships during WW1. It was largely used by Germans who captured numerous such guns in Belgium fortresses and renamed them 'belg 5,7cm K' to use them as infantry guns under shielded cuppola or on pivot, in naval defence and later in their famous giant tanks 'A7V'. |
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