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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 920)
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USA
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Light artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
Dick Pope            |
Location :
USA East Lansdowne, PA Fernwood Cemetary
Coordinates :
Lat : 39.94200 / Long : -75.25280
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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 : 1 |
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This gun has lost its wheels. The tubular structure at the front is typical |
View on the polygonal trailer that surely limited the elevation angles |
View on the breech - markings : '3 inch Field US - Model of 1902 - Midvale Steel - Rock Island Arsenal nr44 1905' |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     3-in M 1902 | Origin :       ( RheinMetall)             ( US Ordn. Dpt )           | ||||
Historic context :
At the beginning ot the 20th century, USA artillery industry was not performing well. Its national productions could not rival with the rapid evolutions occuring at the same time in europe, and even the materials built in cooperation with European industrials lacked the needed level of performances. |
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