Guess what this is?
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Guess what this is?
Airplane guys can do this, why not arty guys? And don't just say some kind of artillery.
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Could be..........
The lumpy howitzer is a German Schwere Field Haubitz Model 1901. It was a 150mm heavy artillery piece used by the Germans in WWI.
Or it could be an 8" self-propelled howitzer, but I doubt it.
Vern.
Or it could be an 8" self-propelled howitzer, but I doubt it.
Vern.
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Niner Delta
You would be correct...except the sign said it was a model 1902..... but what do they know?
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Oops..........
My bad, I don't think the Model 1901 had a recoil mechanism and was used mostly as a fortress gun and not so much in the field.
Vern.
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Eoin I wish I had time to look at it
I was on this tour and once we got to an interesting place we were running late and didn't get half a chance to look it over.
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Eoin.........
It is a US WWI Field Sterilizer.
"The care and condition of the troops has always been an important factor for the U.S. Army. The field sterilizer was designed for the decontamination of clothing, bedding, uniforms and similar textile goods and served to protect the men from lice and other insects. Throughout history many campaigns and wars have been waged and lice have always been present to accompany the troops. This field sterilizer was manufactured by the American Sterilizer Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1917."
Vern.
"The care and condition of the troops has always been an important factor for the U.S. Army. The field sterilizer was designed for the decontamination of clothing, bedding, uniforms and similar textile goods and served to protect the men from lice and other insects. Throughout history many campaigns and wars have been waged and lice have always been present to accompany the troops. This field sterilizer was manufactured by the American Sterilizer Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1917."
Vern.
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Vern thanks.
We missed you on the chat tonight.
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For Eoin, a train lover.
I will call this a war machine because it hauled logs for the war effort in WW II. (Yes, quite a stretch ) Posted this once before, but got lost with ezboard problems. It is a Baldwin Mallet 2-6-6-2 built in 1928, and weighed in at 289,000 lbs. The engineer in the window is my grandfather and namesake, Vernon Dibb. He drove it on a logging railroad in NW Washington state from 1937 to 1951. It was retired in 1962 and scrapped in 1968.
Vern.
Vern.
Peace is that brief, quiet moment in history.......... when everybody stands around reloading.