tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426751056939510820.post3805432279213525237..comments2024-02-09T20:34:26.008-08:00Comments on The Minstrel Boy: Seen in passingGrenzer Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07294380876807418037noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426751056939510820.post-91721854540364294802014-11-03T09:14:10.953-08:002014-11-03T09:14:10.953-08:00My thought was a WW1 gun of some type. Captured ...My thought was a WW1 gun of some type. Captured and brought home after the war. Was there a former Legion or local museum in the area that has since closed, perhaps? That would be the most likely provenance.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426751056939510820.post-29000192245608815272014-11-02T21:34:02.137-08:002014-11-02T21:34:02.137-08:00You're probably right, I'm only going off ...You're probably right, I'm only going off of a picture I've seen for the first time on your blog today ;-) The Northern Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908403912113309151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426751056939510820.post-69042172435639699702014-11-02T18:59:07.884-08:002014-11-02T18:59:07.884-08:00Other people on Facebook where I posted a link to ...Other people on Facebook where I posted a link to my blog agree that it is a Krupp 77mm M1896 field piece. One mystery solved. But the question remains: why is the thing along the side of the road near Aylmer?Grenzer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294380876807418037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426751056939510820.post-77581495058182546192014-11-02T12:22:42.843-08:002014-11-02T12:22:42.843-08:00I thought it was a Krupp 77mm field gun, The gun s...I thought it was a Krupp 77mm field gun, The gun shield looks right. I don't know.Grenzer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294380876807418037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426751056939510820.post-37936928120444609672014-11-02T11:38:00.743-08:002014-11-02T11:38:00.743-08:00Actually, poking around a bit more on Wikipeida, t...Actually, poking around a bit more on Wikipeida, the QF-15 pounder is a 15 pounder gun on an early 18 pounder carriage, and fits the barrel better. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_15-pounder The Northern Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908403912113309151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426751056939510820.post-59955229080074723252014-11-02T11:34:46.954-08:002014-11-02T11:34:46.954-08:00Looks like an old MK1 18 pounder carriage, but the...Looks like an old MK1 18 pounder carriage, but the gun is off...<br /><br />Martin The Northern Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908403912113309151noreply@blogger.com