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    thehairbarebunch reacted to ogreve's post in the thread Japanese 25mm Naval Shell with Like Like.
    Hi guys, Dow already knows this (as he asked me by e-mail) but for those of you who haven't seen this, you may want to check the...
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    Anders replied to the thread What is this Bakelite disk for?.
    I had some x-ray taken and had it measured, not that I am any the wiser.
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    ThomasP reacted to fert's post in the thread 37mm ID with Like Like.
    Browsing the archive, I found this hungarian 37mm 36M HE round section, that look very similar
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    ThomasP reacted to greif's post in the thread 37mm ID with Like Like.
    Your shell looks like Fig.1: 3,7 cm Sprenggranate genannt Selma. Unfortunately no dimensions are given. The drawing is from a Solothurn...
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    ThomasP reacted to Alpini's post in the thread 37mm ID with Like Like.
    The Waffenfabrik Solothurn was founded and owned by Rheinmetall to bypass the regulations of the Treaty of Versailles.
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    ThomasP reacted to AKON_'s post in the thread 75 Krupp unknown with Like Like.
    Hi , Hoeksel . Thanks for the post. 7,5cm Gebirgskanon L/13 , (Construction C/80, Shootings- Meppen 1884 ) , 5,3kg , Vo-300m/s ...
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    ThomasP reacted to Hoeksel's post in the thread 75 Krupp unknown with Like Like.
    In a PDF from the Krupp presence on the "World's Columbian Exposition" in Chicago, 1893, there is mention of a 7,5 cm L/13 mountain gun...
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    fert replied to the thread 37mm ID.
    Browsing the archive, I found this hungarian 37mm 36M HE round section, that look very similar
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    fert replied to the thread 37mm ID.
    Thanks Alpini, for this my question. It will be interesting to understand if the Solothurn Tak case was the same as the Pak. regards
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    Alpini replied to the thread 37mm ID.
    The Waffenfabrik Solothurn was founded and owned by Rheinmetall to bypass the regulations of the Treaty of Versailles.
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    Dreamk reacted to Chris's post in the thread UK Tailpistol No.78 MK2 and No.75 with Like Like.
    Maybe this helps
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    fert replied to the thread 37mm ID.
    Greif, thanks a lot. Do you think Solothurn 3,7cm Tak had any to do with developement of Rheinmetall 3,7cm pak?
  • batonroundcollector
    Gabriel doesn’t have a site, he is a collector not a dealer, and I know he wouldn’t want to sell it. batonroundcollector suggested you...
  • batonroundcollector
    Gabriel bought that L1A2 from me. It came from Mike Saffrey many years ago.
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    super7 reacted to joco1971's post in the thread French 75 DEC with Naval marking with Like Like.
    Bonjour Jan Oui, recharger une fois à Toulon, puis elle se retrouver en Bulgarie. L'amorce et la deuxième frappe sont les témoins...
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