Restoring a slightly larger milsurp...

[4b1t]

I have spent quite a few years resurrecting old milsurp rifles and such. As a winter project I have taken on something slightly larger. A "7,85 cm leichter Minenwerfer" - German WW1 trench mortar !!!! Actually they were also used in the direct fire role (see the 3rd pic) and were quite popular as they were more easily manoeuverable in trench warfare conditions than conventional artillery. Could be brought well forward to support attacks etc.

It is pretty much complete, but needs some attention...and a set of loading dies.....

Hope you enjoy the pics, if there is an interest I will keep a pictorial record and update as it progresses.

 

[AdrianM]

Of course there is interest and you should keep us updated.

Where the hell did you find that baby?

 

[rdelliott]

Tagged for extreme interest.

 

[Claven2]

Where on earth did you dig that up???

 

[deckerhead]

ummm.......ya...how does one come across something like that ?....way cool tho!

 

[Travis Bickle]

lol I guess you will have to reload your own for that baby eh?

I wonder what a box of vintage 7.85 cm milsurp mortars would go for?

 

[Stevo]

Awesome. I'm not 100% sure, but I think the PEI Regiment museum in Charlottetown has one just like that.

 

[hacer2]

i want slightly larger milsurps

 

[mark k]

There is one of those in Grand Bend Ontario. Yours is in much better shape. Nice find.

 

[Boomer74]

Very cool... Tagged for interest.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

There is one of those in Grand Bend Ontario. Yours is in much better shape. Nice find.

Remember seing one in some Ontario town, near ###### Falls, but that was about 40 years ago. Think a lot of German armament was spread around to various legions for monument use after the war. Lethbridge has a couple of nice Kraut howitzers.


Grizz