"Found Russian Cannon and carriages" Topic
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| DJCoaltrain | 22 Nov 2021 12:06 p.m. PST |
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| 45thdiv | 22 Nov 2021 12:28 p.m. PST |
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GamesPoet  | 22 Nov 2021 1:11 p.m. PST |
That is one huge cannon carriage, and cool to see it in the real. |
 PaulCollins | 22 Nov 2021 1:33 p.m. PST |
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Old Glory  | 22 Nov 2021 3:19 p.m. PST |
The carriage was painted red ?
Swedish or Danish origins? Russ Dunaway |
 Herkybird | 22 Nov 2021 4:11 p.m. PST |
The carriage was painted red ? Seven Years war Russian Artillery was indeed Red with black metalwork.
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| Old Glory | 22 Nov 2021 4:24 p.m. PST |
I guess I was thinking Napoleonic?? Russ Dunaway |
| myxemail | 22 Nov 2021 5:55 p.m. PST |
Seems that just about anything can be dredged up well preserved from a Russian swamp or river…. |
| Greylegion | 22 Nov 2021 6:41 p.m. PST |
The size of carriage is impressive. Also, to see how well preserved that is, is amazing. |
| 79thPA | 23 Nov 2021 8:48 a.m. PST |
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| noggin2nog | 23 Nov 2021 8:50 a.m. PST |
link – SYW red carriage (Shuvalov secret howitzer)
link – Napoleonic era apple green carriage.
Photos taken in the Artillery Museum, St Petersburg. |
| von Schwartz ver 2 | 25 Nov 2021 9:25 a.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 25 Nov 2021 5:44 p.m. PST |
That red lead paint protected that carriages almost perfectly. |
| greenknight4 | 13 Dec 2021 9:51 p.m. PST |
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