Ralph Lovett Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) I have recently added a German manufactured 7,5cm Kanone dated 1881 to the collection and a made a web page for it. This is the link: http://www.lovettartillery.com/7,5cm_Kanone_1881_Export_Gun.html This gun was an export gun and was never in German national or colonial service. I think it was an export piece to Spain or one of her colonies but don't know for sure. Any help would be appreciated in identifying the country this type was in service with. There are four guns of this type in private collections in the USA. Amazingly all are just a few hours drive from one anther near Washington DC. R/ Ralph Lovett Edited June 20, 2016 by Ralph Lovett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Lovett Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Today, a friend emailed a Dutch technical drawing that seems to show this gun's barrel and breech bock. May be the gun is Dutch. Any additional information on this gun will be greatly appreciated. R/ Ralph Lovett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 As there are several such guns in such a 'small' area, it suggests that they may have been imported together. In which case, might one of the owners be the importer or have purchased their gun from the importer? trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Lovett Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Trevor I have known many of the owners for over thirty years. These guns predate all of us by serval generations. None of the current owners have the background story on these pieces. I think they might be Bannerman's Guns, imported even before WW2. R/ Ralph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Ah, Bannermans, from the internet I can see they sold guns very similar to yours - it would be interesting to peruse some old catalogues to see if they did appear and when. trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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