SURVIVING GUN FILE

Version Francaise

Germany

Anti-aircraft artillery

7.7cm L/35 Flak (franz.) (variant)

Contribution :

Bernard Plumier

WW1 artillery blog link

Location :

Belgium

Brussels

Musée Royal de l'Armée

This flak gun could be mounted on a circular track platform in order to give it a 360 degrees horizontal range

The exposed gun, painted with a typically German camouflage, is a modification using a simplified french 120mm de Bange gun carriage, and a German replacement inner tube (without guiding wheels)

View on the German sight optics. Breech markings (French origin) : 'Nr35 (barred) - ABS'

The original French AA gun was mounted on a circular rails platform for increased mobility

This gun has been captured and used by the German Army, explaining the camouflage scheme and some markings.

View on the aiming optics