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anyone who can make out the complete number of this IS-2 and IS-3 serial?
Both pictures by Niels Q.
Regards,
Lesley

At the Poznan citadel the following was noted;

IS-2 m1943 s/n NC122402 (25)

T-34/85 s/n 4050351

T-55 s/n 34Z753D (1963 Polish built tank)

T-72 s/n B87JK846
If this is a Polish built tank it should be built in 1984. For what I know the 2nd and 3rd position are indicating the month of production, but 87 is a little strange.... Also the JK lettercombo I have never seen (JN T-72M, JLN T-72M interim? and JM1N T-72M1?). Who can help with these Polish serials?

Regards,
Lesley

To me the top one looks like 2401412458.

hello Leslie, Did you go the Polish Armor School Museum at Poznan? I'm going there is August. If we just show up can we get in?? Thank you

www.muzeumbronipancern...pl/kontakt

Information for foreigners

Museum of Weapons Armour is located within the military area.
For this reason, to allow foreigners visiting the Museum following rules were introduced:

1. A request for the museum exploration (in English) should be sent by fax to +48 61 8575066
and must contain name, nationality and passport number for all visitors.
2. Additionally, it should also contain the date of the planned visit (may be moved by Museum) and e-mail address to which We will answer.
3. Visiting is free
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This saturday (June 4) in Museum of Weapons Armour will be 'open day'.
From 10:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m all can enter to the museum without prior appointment

Invite All !!!!

p.s.
number of our IS-2: 240412458

IS-2 serial number:
240-412458
240 - IS-2, Object 240; 4 - 1944; 12 - december; 458 - number of production vehicle.

From the Museum:

We invite you to the annual event "Children's Day at the Museum of Weapons Armoured CSWL in Poznan.

4 June 2011 from 10:00 to 15:00, you will see the armored equipment to our collection, as well as the vehicles of our friends, for example: TKS tankette, Stuart light tank. The visitors awaits mass of attractions.

Details below! Welcome!

The event:

10.00 - 15.00:
- OPENING OF MUSEUMS HANGAR
- PRESENTATION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HISTORICAL GROUP
- PRESENTATION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT From MUSEUM, AND SELECTED exhibits
- EXHIBITION DEDICATED 14 WIELKOPOLSKA INFANTRY DIVISION
- EXHIBITION Battle of Grunwald - 15 JULY1410,
- EXHIBITION 180 ANNIVERSARY of Foregin Legion
- EXHIBITION modeling: models of armored and mechanized vehicles

approximately 10.00
- MOTORCYCLE RALLY PRAGUE - POZNAN
/ entry to Poznan from the Kornik, keen on motorcycles can join on the viaduct, "Gie?da-Franowo" approximately 9.40 /

10.30 - 11.00
- Parade of armored equipment HISTORICAL AND EXPRESSION GROUPS

11.00 - 13.00
- ART CONTEST AND MUSIC

13.00 - 14.00
- "Grochówka" soup for visitors

14.30 - 15.00
- END

"sil3nt" what museum's vehicles will be show in running condition ?

Would be there any vehicles used present by Polish Army ?

What vehicles beside the one from Museum will be on 4 June ?

@ Armyjunk2; a colleague of me was invited to see demonstrations at the Land Warfare Training Center in Poznan and Biedrusko. Part of the visit was the citadel museum and the museum at the military base.

@Taranov, Thanks you very much for explaning the number! Do you know more about these numbers (T-34, T-54/55 etc)?

Regards,
Lesley

IS-3 serial number - 703-604A81, not sure about last 3 numbers.
703 - Object 703, IS-3, 6 - 1946, 04 - april.

T-34-85 serial number 4050351 - factory 112, may 1944.

- bialy-r

"sil3nt" what museum's vehicles will be show in running condition ?

Would be there any vehicles used present by Polish Army ?

What vehicles beside the one from Museum will be on 4 June ?

From Museum's collections: T34/85 & SU-100, and vehicles of our friends: TKS, Stuart, Halftrack M3, OT-810, BTR-40, FUG etc,etc,
StuG IV will be taken out of the garage, but will not be running the show.

The vehicles currently used by Polish Army: PT-91, Rosomak (Wolverine) ..., but I don't know whether it will show this vehicles in motion .

In Poznan located nice collection of soviet wartime tanks and SP guns, without postwar modernisation.

- Taranov

In Poznan located nice collection of soviet wartime tanks and SP guns, without postwar modernisation.

and I think "all" are in running condition.

"sil3nt" are they ? (which aren't?)

@Taranov: Thank you

@bialy-r:
Almost all of them can be quickly brought into running condition.
Economic reasons, in running condition we keep only 3 vehicles (T34-85, SU-100, StuG IV) Probably soon join them IS-2.