Help Id. coastal gun
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FRENCH 105 MM M1897
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Thank you, ROLAND1369
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Always glad to give any limited help. however always temper my answers with the knowledge that I am much more aquainted with the US coast artillery than French coastal artillery.
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Hi all,
240mm Mle 1903
Image from EBay
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240mm Mle 1903
Image from EBay
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Hi all,
An 100mm Mle 1897-17 french coastal gun (I think):
Image from EBay
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An 100mm Mle 1897-17 french coastal gun (I think):
Image from EBay
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You are totally correct in your ID. From ethe 95 mm gun in the background this id the french battery at Cape Griz Nez in 1940.
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Let me try again. From the 95 MM gun in the background this is the french battery at Cape Griz Nez in 1940.`
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you are totally correct. From the 95 mm gun in the background this is the French Battery at Cape Griz Nez in 1941.
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Thank you, ROLAND1369
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More of 240mm M1903 french coastal guns captured.
Soutce: Ebay.
Soutce: Ebay.
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Hi all,
Two images from Ebay: 95mm Mle 1888 Latiholle
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Two images from Ebay: 95mm Mle 1888 Latiholle
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Lahitolle, not Latiholle.Sturm78 wrote:Latiholle

I don't know where the pictures were taken. But the fact that these two guns are mounted on a platform made of wooden beams indicate a "batterie de circonstance" (i.e. an ad-hoc battery) as the most probable or a "batterie de semonce" (i.e. a "warning shot" battery).

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Thank you, EmmanuelEmmanuel wrote
Lahitolle, not Latiholle.![]()
I don't know where the pictures were taken. But the fact that these two guns are mounted on a platform made of wooden beams indicate a "batterie de circonstance" (i.e. an ad-hoc battery) as the most probable or a "batterie de semonce" (i.e. a "warning shot" battery).![]()
Here an image (from Ebay) of an 164mm Mle 1893-96 gun
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Hi all,
Any idea about this gun ??
Image from Ebay
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Any idea about this gun ??
Image from Ebay
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There are actually two guns on the picture:
1) Foreground: 24 cm Mle 1876
2) Background: 90 mm Mle 1877 "sur affût de bord" Mle 1916
Location: Fort du Chay in Royan (France)
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1) Foreground: 24 cm Mle 1876
2) Background: 90 mm Mle 1877 "sur affût de bord" Mle 1916
Location: Fort du Chay in Royan (France)
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