lssah2025 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) Picked this up the other day,,,,, going to do a some minor work on it and then it might be available for sale. Has an original French carriage and original wheels that were just redone...live breech, considered a salute device per BATF, fires 75mm blank salute rounds..recuperator tube has been cut and a small sleeve welded in the breech so it can't take long 75 rounds. Currently it is in French field gray, not the camo pattern... Need to paint the wheels, install the shield, attach the sight box to the shield, do some other minor finishing work... http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/ ... =slideshow RESTORED PICS ADDED BELOW!!!!!! Edited November 11, 2010 by lssah2025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Wow! That is nice especially with all the kit and manuals. I presume it is ex US Army. Do you know any more of the history behind it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 If they're your two lads, I bet that their friends are incredibly jealous that they've got a toy like that at home, when they're stuck with some poxy lump of plastic from Walmart!:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lssah2025 Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 It served with the US forces in WW1, sent back to the states as a training cannon after the war, ended up as a lawn ornament at a college fraternity house for many years, was picked up by the previous owner about 10 years ago, restored the first time, 2nd owner had it for about 5 years and had the original wheels and carriage redone, I picked it up and here we are. My boys are a little older, but they love it too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lssah2025 Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 NEW PICS ADDED TO PHOTOBUCKET, just finished the restoration.... FOR SALE.... http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/lssah2025/1917%20French%2075mm%20Cannon/?albumview=slideshow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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