Well, after years of waiting, it has started... My 57mm M1

[Marc van Aalderen]

Brave! That was the first word that came up looking at the pictures.
Best of luck on your resto and please keep the pics coming.

Cheers,

[motto (RIP)]

The 57 mm isn't one you hear much about.
I met a WW2 vet at an MVPA convention in Portland, Oregon years ago who had been part of a 57 mm gun team in the advance across Europe. He was rightly proud of the fact that at one point they had knocked out an 88 by putting a shot into the ammunition supply.
The greatest generation? I've got no argument with that.
Good luck with the restoration.

David

[tankdriver]

Well I hope it will look a LOT better in about a month.

Photos to follow when finished.

[Andrew]

Nice find, where did you find it? also i see alot of halftrack stuff on that trailer, fender,engine, rear axle with sprokets

[tankdriver]

It come off a old firing range. I was told. It has a couple bullet holes in the cut off trails that I'm going to leave.

Barrel is bad, and recoil mech is bad, so it will never be live fire, but will make a good static display, or blank fire.


I made a LARGE circle to pick up a bunch of stuff for me, and others....

Went from Memphis, to Colorado Springs, to pick up a halftrack engine, and drive axle. Then went to Sonda Arizona, to get fender, and misc floor boards. Then to Phoenix to pick up a lathe. Then to College Station to pick up the cannon. Then home.

[tankdriver]

Got a photo of the trails emailed to me.......

Looks pretty good.....

[tankdriver]

Well I was sent another update photo.......

Installing the barrel..........

Coming back to it's former self.......