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7,6cm leichter Minenwerfer 256 (b)

76 mm F.R.C. (Don't no where FRC stands for) There is an article in one of the Deminest by Mr. Belot

Regards Chris
 
Hi sgdbdr & Chris,
F.R.C. stands for La Fonderie Royale des Canons.
And here is the Article by Mr. Belot, Chris talked about.
I hope you can read French.
LEAFLET
 

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The belgian name for the german 7,6cm lMW is Mortier de 76 Allemand (Mor 76A).
And like sgdbdr already wrote: the FRC is not the same weapon.
 
Krt7.92 said:
The belgian name for the german 7,6cm lMW is Mortier de 76 Allemand (Mor 76A).
And like sgdbdr already wrote: the FRC is not the same weapon.
Click to expand...
Thank you for the answer, every day I learn something new
 
Krt7.92 said:
The belgian name for the german 7,6cm lMW is Mortier de 76 Allemand (Mor 76A).
And like sgdbdr already wrote: the FRC is not the same weapon.
Click to expand...
That's what I thought.
Second question, was it in service in the Belgian Army or was it just a captured gun ?
 
When WW1 ended, the Belgian Army confiscated 242 lMW's. They were put into service as a support weapon for the infantry.
 
It actually states "Bemerkungen 1, Ahnlich dem alten deutschen M W (Minenwerfer)" at the bottom of the specification sheet of foreign equipment, depicted in the initial post, which translates to "Remarks 1. Similar to the old German mine thrower".
 
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