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Post #20: notice that the "slab of wood" has a 360° traverse built in. Factory made, with anchoring spikes.
Post #22: Something about "Short Armourer's Course". Can't make out the place name, but looks Belgian. Only about 5 weeks: 3 April 1918 to 13/15 May.
2nd Photo: "Gew '15 Sonnlagsrune bei tropenhitze": "Sunday Rest in the Tropics". Must be dated after armour was introduced for the guns.
3rd Photo: Estonians or Latvians with P14s and Vickers on MG08/15 tripod.
Post #22: Something about "Short Armourer's Course". Can't make out the place name, but looks Belgian. Only about 5 weeks: 3 April 1918 to 13/15 May.
2nd Photo: "Gew '15 Sonnlagsrune bei tropenhitze": "Sunday Rest in the Tropics". Must be dated after armour was introduced for the guns.
3rd Photo: Estonians or Latvians with P14s and Vickers on MG08/15 tripod.
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Good to see someone is looking at the photos! Thanks RRco. The standard trench mount was most commonly found bolted/nailed to a piece of wood to form a firing platform, this one is slightly more exotic as it has extra 'fixing' legs. I will post some images of the standard model which rotates on its disc, however some of the unit armourers clearly had lots of imagination as there are all sorts of elaborate patterns. Use of broken schlittens combined with the standard mount has meant that there was no real pattern/model other than making use of the issued platform.
Mark
images to follow.
ps last photo shows the standard schlitten sled mount for the MG08. Not many images exist of a vickers adapted for the sled.
Good to see someone is looking at the photos! Thanks RRco. The standard trench mount was most commonly found bolted/nailed to a piece of wood to form a firing platform, this one is slightly more exotic as it has extra 'fixing' legs. I will post some images of the standard model which rotates on its disc, however some of the unit armourers clearly had lots of imagination as there are all sorts of elaborate patterns. Use of broken schlittens combined with the standard mount has meant that there was no real pattern/model other than making use of the issued platform.
Mark
images to follow.
ps last photo shows the standard schlitten sled mount for the MG08. Not many images exist of a vickers adapted for the sled.
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Where many of these captured Machine Guns ended up. After WWI was over, there were so many of these that practically any organization that wanted one could have it.
There is even an account of a Woman in the Red Cross who someone thought did a good Service, and awarded her a German Machine Gun. No one told her about it, and the first she knew of it was when someone delivered it to her office.
Upon looking at the Monument with large number and names of the men who did not return from this small Village in Manitoba where these two stripped and dewatted guns are, I think that it is fitting that these guns are where they are today.
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Where many of these captured Machine Guns ended up. After WWI was over, there were so many of these that practically any organization that wanted one could have it.
There is even an account of a Woman in the Red Cross who someone thought did a good Service, and awarded her a German Machine Gun. No one told her about it, and the first she knew of it was when someone delivered it to her office.
Upon looking at the Monument with large number and names of the men who did not return from this small Village in Manitoba where these two stripped and dewatted guns are, I think that it is fitting that these guns are where they are today.
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Last week I was out in Shilo, MB doing some contract training work for the Army (and enjoying the unusual summer weather). I passed thru the town of Douglas, located just north of the base, on the way home and saw that they still had their monument MG08 in place.
On my daily drive from Brandon to/from the base I also noticed what I took to be Stencollector's well publicized outdoor artillery collection
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On my daily drive from Brandon to/from the base I also noticed what I took to be Stencollector's well publicized outdoor artillery collection
.@ Purple: Yes, Stencollector does have a BIG gun collection.
Not really a helluvva lot in numbers, but they are sure BIG enough!
He is also a gracious host, gave Twosteam and myself a Guided Tour following the recent Carberry Show. Very much appreciated.
Wish we had known you were in the area; coffee-pot is always on.
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Not really a helluvva lot in numbers, but they are sure BIG enough!
He is also a gracious host, gave Twosteam and myself a Guided Tour following the recent Carberry Show. Very much appreciated.
Wish we had known you were in the area; coffee-pot is always on.
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Last week I was out in Shilo, MB doing some contract training work for the Army (and enjoying the unusual summer weather). I passed thru the town of Douglas, located just north of the base, on the way home and saw that they still had their monument MG08 in place.
On my daily drive from Brandon to/from the base I also noticed what I took to be Stencollector's well publicized outdoor artillery collection
It is very interesting that you mention the MG08 that is in Douglas. I have just removed it from the monument and myself and buddy are going to redue and clean it up.
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duramaxvehtech did you have to ask local authority permission??
or is this an official project - please send images. I am looking for such pieces but of cse appreciate such monuments are not for consideration. However if local authorities are removing them for potential destruction then I would purchase.
Great images chaps of your superb monuments - keep them coming.
I would love to know how many monument/trophy guns were destroyed in UK for the WWII wartime metal salvage effort. Several WWI German maxims or metal for a spitfire = it would not have been a difficult choice then.
Mark
duramaxvehtech did you have to ask local authority permission??
or is this an official project - please send images. I am looking for such pieces but of cse appreciate such monuments are not for consideration. However if local authorities are removing them for potential destruction then I would purchase.
Great images chaps of your superb monuments - keep them coming.
I would love to know how many monument/trophy guns were destroyed in UK for the WWII wartime metal salvage effort. Several WWI German maxims or metal for a spitfire = it would not have been a difficult choice then.
Mark
I saw it on evening of the 27th of April 2012, as I was heading to C.F.B. Shilo. For EX BISON WARRIOR, hmmmm. It is indeed a small world.
