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Offline GGaskill

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Any ideas what this is? (City Park cannon)
« on: August 23, 2006, 09:48:17 PM »
Any ideas what this is?

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Re: Any ideas what this is?
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 02:10:31 AM »
Gaskill,

That is a 155mm, U. S. model 1918M1 gun.

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Re: Any ideas what this is?
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2006, 02:16:45 AM »
 is this a trick question? let me see a new jungle gym at your local playground!! Na just kidding.
So this is cannon from WW1?

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Re: Any ideas what this is?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2006, 02:52:40 AM »


Here is a picture of one with wheels. It's located at Fort Morgan, Alabama, on the eastern tip of Mobile Bay.
This is what it looked like before it was covered by 10 feet or so of sea water in last years hurricanes.

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