What is this ??

[Gspragge]

Another Trench horror ? what is it , looks rather obscure type to me, maybe 18890s with some kind of recoils system, strange breech openning handle system.

 

[Fuzeman]

I think its a trench multi barrelled mortar?

 

[Gspragge]

So far

It has been mounted upside down, the two top cylinders are recoil cylinders, a trench mortar remounted.
I'm thinking a fortress gun cut down - but whose ?

 

[Fuzeman]

In Guernsey the Germans mounted a very short barrelled gun into their defences , produced i believe by Skoda , they were not very good as everytime the gun was fired the optical sight , needed cleaning , which meant that somebody risked their lives to go out and clean them. they were not very acurate , and unreliable .

 

[_Borman_]

:bigsmile: crazy guns

 

[Gspragge]

The Answer is --

The cannon from a Schnieder Tank !

 

[Fuzeman]

Thanks for leting me know its an interesting gun , allthough probably not very accurate