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  • Charlie
    Charlie reacted to Snufkin's post in the thread Unusually large shells with Like Like.
    A helpful previous thread shows a similar cartridge case with fuzed shell for the British 3.7-inch anti aircraft gun...
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    Firstpaulee replied to the thread The Ranger Anti Personnel Mine Laying System.
    Incidentally it is astounding how difficult it was to find an orange test mine after firing in order to plot dispersal patterns, range...
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    Firstpaulee replied to the thread The Ranger Anti Personnel Mine Laying System.
    I have no photos, however an armed mine will look like the one in the picture above: arm out indicating a fully run timer with the...
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    AKON_ replied to the thread Czech shell ?.
    Hi Irod7 After what I found out, I'm betting on the 8cm Anti-Aicraft cannon vz.18/19 Skoda which was exported in 1921 ...I notice that...
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    Irod7 replied to the thread Czech shell ?.
    I am aware there is at Rovereto one gun (in my opinion - unique in the world) named 8.35cm Schartendemontier Kanone M17, which is made...
  • fert
    fert replied to the thread Czech shell ?.
    Are you referring to Austro Hungarian experimental 8,35cm M17 long range gun?
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    earni74 replied to the thread unusual but nice 37x94mm inert.
    You could be correct Alpini
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    Alpini replied to the thread unusual but nice 37x94mm inert.
    It may be a promotional gift made by Krupp for their customers!
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    Irod7 reacted to AKON_'s post in the thread Czech shell ? with Like Like.
    Hi everyone -The actual caliber is 76.5mmm for the 8cm Time Grenade vz.19 as well as vz.18. -The number of grooves for vz.17 and vz.18...
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    AKON_ replied to the thread Czech shell ?.
    Hi everyone -The actual caliber is 76.5mmm for the 8cm Time Grenade vz.19 as well as vz.18. -The number of grooves for vz.17 and vz.18...
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    JulienCD68 reacted to Irod7's post in the thread Czech shell ? with Like Like.
    The driving band looks identical to the one from Skoda 8.35cm experimental guns (prior to the adoption of the 8cm M17 Skoda and 8cm M18...
  • BMG50
    BMG50 replied to the thread The Ranger Anti Personnel Mine Laying System.
    Is there a diagram or pictures showing the stages of propulsion from the launcher and self arming set ready to step on and how it is...
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    Irod7 reacted to AKON_'s post in the thread Czech shell ? with Like Like.
    Hi everyone. Question for experts: Does anyone have a scan or photo of the original firing tables for these two weapons? 8cm Feldkanon...
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    Irod7 reacted to AKON_'s post in the thread Czech shell ? with Like Like.
    If we were talking about the Czechoslovak version: 8cm Time Grenade vz.19, then in the Czechoslovak regulations it has this design...
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    ThomasP reacted to ron3350's post in the thread British 20mm markings with Like Like.
    WELL. Either everyone is repeating wrong information or Tony Edwards, Mayhem and Muskey and various books are wrong??? Here are some...
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