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armyjunk2
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:40 pm Post subject: some things to ID
hello everyone, any ideas on what these abandoned pieces of equipment are? Second photograph is some sort of AA equipment I think or a piece of that equipment. Thanks a lot

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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: some things to ID
This is a french Canon antichar de 25mm modèle 1937 at which the shield lacking, recoil spring and a blast remover of gun muzzle.

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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: some things to ID
Thank you Jim, sometimes the more I look the less I see... The AA part is maybe a 1930's part Both were at Ft Totten NY in the 80's

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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: some things to ID
The AA may belong to a Breda 20 mm, but I am really wild guessing here Massimo

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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: some things to ID
Dear Sirs, Breda is an Italian product. French Army only system Hotchkiss: - mitrailleuse de 25 mm contre-aéroplanes modèle 1938 - mitrailleuse de 25 mm contre-aéroplanes modèle 1939 (heavy variant) - mitrailleuse de 25 mm contre-aéroplanes modèle 1940 (naval and static variant) - mitrailleuse de 25 mm contre-aéroplanes modèle 1940 jumelée (ground-based twin variant)

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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: some things to ID
I sorta think US 1930-40 AA Equipment not necessarily a weapon but fire control equipment....but I really don't know...These are/were located at Fort Totten, NYC

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