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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1459)
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Russia
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Trench artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
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Location :
Russia St Petersburg Artillery Museum
Coordinates :
Lat : 59.95610 / Long : 30.31380
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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 Russian copy is pratically undiscernable from the original 'Lanz' German minenwerfer |
Breech view |
Impressive comparaison of proportions between this small trench mortar and a German 15cm sFH 13 L/14 heavy field howitzer |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     91mm GR Minomet | Origin :       ( Lanz)             ( Russie )           | ||||
Historic context :
The '91 mm GR mine launcher' was a captured German Lanz minenwerfer with very little modifications made by the General M.F.Rosenberg. The meaning of its 'GR' name was a consequence of this birth process : 'Germano-Russki'. |
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