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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1342)
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Serbia
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Heavy artillery
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Contributor :
(Wikimedia Commons) Bojan Lazarevic      http://commons.wikimedia.org/
(Wikimedia Commons) Cveleglg      http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons      http://commons.wikimedia.org/ |
Location :
Serbia Nis Mount Cegar memorial
Coordinates :
Lat : 43.36555 / Long : 21.94272
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 2 |
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This side view shows one of the elements of the recoil brake system, this part being the removable wood and steel base, here in retracted position |
Front view. One of the two recoil recuperation springs cylinders is visible, but incomplete |
The memorial comemorates the battle of the Čegar hill, that took place in 1809 during the first Serb uprising againts the Ottomans. There are two similar howitzer there, dating from the early XXth century |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     OC 120 mm 1897 Schneider Canet | Origin :       ( Schneider)           | ||||
Historic context :
In 1897, guided by their ambition to become a leader in the weapons markets, the Etablissements Schneider du Creusot acquired the Ateliers d'Artillerie du Havre earlier built by the Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditérannée in 1881. This operation also allowed us to integrate the talented Central School engineer Gustave Canet, author of a remarkable paper on the hydraulic recoil brake systems, and designer of several artillery guns, mainly in the naval field. After that acquisition, the guns and howitzers made in the Le havre shops kept the name 'Schneider-Canet' for many years. |
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