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18-09-12, 22:58
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RCA Museum Shilo
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20-09-12, 02:55
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Got the shots today, so here we go. I did a complete walk around so there are front, side, back etc shots. The amazing thing about this gun is how small it is. Overall it is no larger than the two pounder sitting next to it, aside from the larger diameter barrel.
I had to change one of the tires on it back in June as the sidewall blew out. We brought in a couple of the STA forklift type tires to install on this gun and the two pounder next to it as most of these tires are getting pretty weather cracked. The museum has recently had the bulk of the guns blasted and painted, cement pads placed around the building, and information signs placed on each. It looks pretty good, and has attracted a lot of visitors.       
Last edited by rob love; 20-09-12 at 03:53.
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20-09-12, 03:02
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and here is the last of them. If you need any better detail, just ask.
      Note the high carriage number and the late production date. For Brian (alamotex) I also got the shots you wanted of the trailers. I'll post them separately in a thread on the softskin section of the forum. Last edited by rob love; 20-09-12 at 03:54.
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20-09-12, 15:49
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Rob,
As Mentioned over on HMVF thanks for taking the time to photograph the gun,the pics are of great interest and you can see where the 6 pdr and 25 pdr aspects came into the design of the gun,I think there is a hint of 17 pdr also. You would think from the design it was possibly going to have some airborne use ! It would be interesting to find some more surviving examples . Thanks again  Rob......................rnixartillery.
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20-09-12, 16:10
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Happy to oblige Rob. Yes, it can be seen where the trails fold over. Weather this was for airborne use or just to allow the gun to fit into the cargo box of a lorry would be the big question, although likely the weight would require a 3 ton to transport rather than a 15cwt so that theory could likely be discounted.
Amazing that out of 7 to 8 hundred guns only one would survive. There must be more out there somewhere.
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