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Name that gun ??

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Name that gun ??
04-20-2008, 08:35 AM, (This post was last modified: 04-20-2008, 08:36 AM by Jobu88.)
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Name that gun ??
Fulfilled a second to-do item and went to Aberdeen with Panzer Dan and Baron von Beergut.

Came across this oddity:

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No idea what gun this is. But note especially the "muzzle brake."
I'm an old Navy machinist mate, and I know a flange when I see one!!
I'm inclined to believe that the Aberdeen folks dressed this one up with some
spare piping and bolts.

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05-01-2008, 10:55 AM,
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RE: Name that gun ??
I still have no idea what this is.....it looks like a bofors with a piece of scaffolding replacing the barrell. But there's no end to the wierd and wacky pieces of equipment from WWII....no doubt there is an explanation somewhere. Anyone have a clue?
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05-02-2008, 09:02 AM,
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RE: Name that gun ??
It's a much larger bore than a bofors?

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05-02-2008, 09:21 AM,
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RE: Name that gun ??
It has the same muzzle shape as a bofors AA gun, save for the nuts and bolts in the picture. The recoil system is in the same place and the handcranks are as well, from what I can see. Might just be the way that the picture has been taken that makes the cal. look so large. The carrige looks too small to belong to that barrel.
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