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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2014 6:59:13 GMT 8
This is a mount from the Manila Arsenal. Mounted to a heavy iron base 20 1/2" in diameter, the tripod consists of three 1 1/4 diameter iron legs. The legs mount a heavy cast bronze housing 9 3/4" in diameter and 4 3/4" thick which accommodates a heavy bronze yoke. The yoke is U-shaped with a dog-bone shaped locking knob at the center of the recess; the machined capsquares are lockable with iron knobs. The yoke will pivot 360 degrees on the stand and has an iron tiller assembly attached. The overall height is about 43". There is a U.S. flaming bomb ordnance plate affixed to the base which reads "Manila Arsenal 1900". There are six 5/8" diameter mounting holes cast into the base ring for mounting. Any idea whether this type of mount was used in WWII especially on Corregidor?
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Post by batteryboy on Mar 29, 2014 7:42:47 GMT 8
Cant see the photo. Can you please re post?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2014 9:43:20 GMT 8
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Post by batteryboy on Mar 29, 2014 15:53:53 GMT 8
Thanks for sending the links. As of the 1920s, a number of Gatling guns were still in the inventory of the Manila arsenal, including a number of 5-inch and 7-inch siege howitzers and the earlier field artillery pieces. Non were used in WW2 but these weapons were suppose to be used as part of the earlier Land Defense System of Corregidor. There were a number of these concrete systems built up from 1900s the 1920s and marked with Roman numerals. Ex. II-M-I (Second Sector, Machine-Gun - 1st MG). If you visit some of the these installations, it would have be able to mount Gatlings on their wooden mounts. (with room to maneuver) while some would have been mounted on special carriages to conform with the structures. Some Gatlings were also installed on gun boats used for patrol in inner waters. The photos that you just sent may have been for these mounts. Let me dig into my files later and see if I can find more info.
HTH,
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