rnixartillery Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 To be Continued ! Rob.....................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Someone got a new toy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Someone got a new toy? sounds like it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
early british ww2 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Hi Rob , Love the pictures ! - I have the Appropriate Bedford , can make the ramps but just missing the gun !! , Lol Is this another project or a new addition ? Rgds Glynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLUF Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Wally Dugan already done this with a 2pdr mounted on the back, from memory the photos of this are on here somewhere from when the museum closed down..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Always liked this gun, very compact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 This is the latest addition to my collection,it is already restored and still in live firing condtion.It was made in the Hotchkiss factory Paris in 1934 and as the story goes due to the lack of 2 pdr's in production before the outbreak of WWII the War Department invested in a hundred or so of these to make up numbers. The majority went with the BEF to France and were lost but a small number were left behind to train Home Guard units. I will post some better pictures of it when I can but my intention is to collect ALL of the Anti-Tank guns used by the British army throughout World War Two,I already have the rarest one which is a good start ! :-D Rob.......................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have just got off the phone from the chap I bought the Hotchkiss gun from and he tells me that they have had it in there possesion since 1946 and he guarentees me that it is ex-British contract and survived because it was used by the Home Guard.............................Very Nice ! Rob...................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Didn't know the British had Hotchkiss guns in WW II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Didn't know the British had Hotchkiss guns in WW II You learn something every day ! Rob...................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Do you have any rounds for it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Do you have any rounds for it ? Just one at the moment Phillip, they are not very common over here but I think Patrick pics them up from time to time over in Belgium. Rob...................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hi Rob Is this the same type as yours http://www.midwestmilitary.net/hotchkisssale.html ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Yes mine is the same only live with original calibre, I knew of this gun and made inquiries to buy but it was too much of a headache ! Rob...................rnixartillery. Edited January 29, 2013 by rnixartillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 From the December 1939 2nd Infantry Division D.A.O.S. war Diary. It looks as if they struggled with the portee initially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Very interesting , although small still bloody heavy ! Rob.................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Just one at the moment Phillip, they are not very common over here but I think Patrick pics them up from time to time over in Belgium. Rob...................rnixartillery. That's right , you can find them here as a common item on fairs and shows ! The gun itself , never knew one for sale ! I've got a round , marked : Hotchkiss -Paris - 1934 , early type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Here she be ! Rob......................rnixartillery collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Looking very good !:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff998 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 you must have a very understanding FEO lol how did you get that variation and which approved range can you use it on. Lulworth maybe ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Is this not to easy for you, it dos not look to need restoration.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Very easy this one,all I had to do was pick it up ! I would prefer to buy an unrestored Gun but unfortunately I dont have many to choose from. condition does reflect price though . Jeff. I am a licensed Artillery collector,I have no intension or aspiration to fire any of my Artillery. This I made quite clear with the Home Office when applying for my licence, I am happy just to walk around and admire them. Rob.....................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Hi Rob Is this the same type as yours http://www.midwestmilitary.net/hotchkisssale.html ? Oh my, they seem to grow on trees there, here's another one for sale: http://www.midwestmilitary.net/RRHotchkisssale.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Oh my, they seem to grow on trees there, here's another one for sale: http://www.midwestmilitary.net/RRHotchkisssale.html Yes ,they are as common as muck, particularly the ex British ones ! Hanno, on another note I bought an item a couple of months ago that I think you might find interesting.Its on a slow boat at the moment but when it arrives I will pm you,Keeping this one private I think but there is only one in the UK at present. Rob......................rnixartillery. Edited February 1, 2013 by rnixartillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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