4thGordons Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Photograph in a recently acquired mixed lot of German photographs My best guess is this is the breech/loading mechanism of a 30.5cm gun (based on caption which I read as "Verschluss 30.5 Kanon") gun. So is this in a warship or a railway gun or.... perhaps even something else and my guess is way off? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 There is Verschluss von 30,5cm Kanone. I assume only ship Kanone could be real, mounted by two barells. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30.5_cm_SK_L/50_gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Most probably ship guns converted to a heavy land battery, like in Houthulst Forest (if you have my book "Defending the Ypres Front 1914-1918", there's something about such a battery). Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 31 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2021 6 hours ago, AOK4 said: Most probably ship guns converted to a heavy land battery, like in Houthulst Forest (if you have my book "Defending the Ypres Front 1914-1918", there's something about such a battery). Jan 6 hours ago, AndyBsk said: There is Verschluss von 30,5cm Kanone. I assume only ship Kanone could be real, mounted by two barells. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30.5_cm_SK_L/50_gun Thanks both @AOK4 Also in the batch of pictures was these rather damaged images but they may not be sufficiently large to be the 305mm? And this of railway guns (although the first word has been obliterated so I am not sure if these are actually German guns or perhaps French Guns which were captured?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Hi, both are not German, as written on the cards: 1) Französische Billy Kanone 2.) Erbeutete Eisenbahngeschütze GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, GreyC said: Hi, both are not German, as written on the cards: 1) Französische Billy Kanone 2.) Erbeutete Eisenbahngeschütze GreyC Correct. The railway guns are undoubtedly some of the French railway guns captured near Mont-Notre-Dame (Aisne) in June 1918. The Billy gun is a gun captured in March 1916 near Verdun. Edited 1 August , 2021 by AOK4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Maybe the backside of the card could help by explanation looks like the turret armor is removed and some repair was done there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 1 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Cards are all totally blank on reverse unfortunately. Feeling rather silly that I failed to recognize Franz. as an abbreviation and read it as a name! (As in Franz Ferdinand) 😩 thanks both Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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