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[centurion]

From a roadside near me

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[T8HANTS]

Thats a bit sad, how long before the safety elf condems it a child maiming monster?

[centurion]

T8HANTS, on 30 April 2012 - 04:47 PM, said:

Thats a bit sad, how long before the safety elf condems it a child maiming monster?

It's pointed at an agricultural college that specialises in organic farming (and has given the world a potato that is resistant to the Irish potato blight -  the plain people of Ireland* are saying "sure and isn't that a bit late") so I'm surprised that some green fanatic hasn't already condemned it.

I was hoping some artillery buff would identify it and confirm my suspicions


* If any of you've never read Myles na gCopaleen you have my deepest sympathy (and that goes for the Brother as well) 

[CharlieBris]

Looks like a 7.7cm Feldkanone 96 n.A. - it seems to be a fairly late one one with sheet steel on the wheel sides of the axle tree seats.

I'd guess it as a gun with a serial no. >5000 built after the start of WW1.

Looks like a fixer-upper though, the bottom of the trail might be rusted out. On the open market in good condition the FK 96 n.As are
worth something like $15,000.

Regards,

Charlie

[ph0ebus]

Our local one looked far worse that that one at the start and they got it all shiny and new in under a year.  The effort was spearheaded by local historians in partnership with the local VFW branches, who got the fundraising done.

Maybe your local groups can try the same approach?

-Daniel

[Moonraker]

Surprised that it hasn't been nicked by a collector or someone wanting it for its scrap-metal value. The metalwork of a disused village well disappeared from near me a few years back, despite it being very close to houses.

Moonraker

[DavidB]

I wonder who has taken the trouble to appear have painted the wheels even though the near one seems to be at the point of collapse.

[Siege Gunner]

centurion, on 30 April 2012 - 06:49 PM, said:

It's pointed at an agricultural college that specialises in organic farming

Such an establishment might well have (or be prepared to commission) a traditional wheelwright to make new wheels, which would start the ball rolling, so to speak.  Any idea who the gun belongs to?

[Terry_Reeves]

I suspect this was a weapon allocated by the War Trophies Committee.  A check of the local newspapers and the local council minutes book may well bring to light something of its history.
TR

[centurion]

Terry_Reeves, on 01 May 2012 - 09:35 AM, said:

I suspect this was a weapon allocated by the War Trophies Committee.  A check of the local newspapers and the local council minutes book may well bring to light something of its history.
TR

Except that it appears to be on private property

[MikB]

rgartillery, on 01 May 2012 - 06:04 AM, said:

I wonder who has taken the trouble to appear have painted the wheels even though the near one seems to be at the point of collapse.

And why pink?

[Rob Connolly]

MikB, on 04 May 2012 - 05:34 AM, said:

And why pink?

It's the property of the late Syd Barret, and inspired him to write the song "PoW R TocH"