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I don't know how well this English proverb modified by the writer Oscar Wilde will translate but it seems apt: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness." The Americans were so impressed with the Saint-Chamond self-propelled gun they built a copy cal...

<t><br/> Thank you all for the replies - they have been very helpful.<br/> <br/> Wayne is grateful for the suspension image from the CD manual - he said it clarified some of the details he was unsure about.<br/> <br/> Wayne is thinking about a model of the Knox tractor/La Biure trailer but hasn't be...

<r><br/> For some reason the image didn't attach - I'll try again<br/> <br/> Charlie<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://forum.pages14-18.com/mesimages/10484/IMG3074a1.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://forum.pages14-18.com/mesimages/10484/IMG3074a1.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="mesimages/10484/IMG3074a1.jpg">http...

<t><br/> I apologise for writing in English - I've included a Google translation and apologise for this.<br/> <br/> This query is probably in the wrong section but I can't find one in which the topic fits.<br/> <br/> I'm helping with the design of a 1/48 cardmodel Schneider CD, Wayne McCullough is t...

<t><br/> Thank you all for the location of the 220mm TR Schneider.<br/> <br/> The other visible difference between the Mle 1915 and Mle 1916 is the wheels - the Mle 1915 has 12-spoke wheels with steel tyres, the<br/> Mle 1916 14-spoke wheels with rubber tyres. Also Franz Kosar says the barrel on the...

<t><br/> Hi Julien,<br/> <br/> Bernard's blog was the first place I looked - unfortunately the 200mm Schneider TR isn't there.<br/> <br/> Regards,<br/> <br/> Charlie<br/> <br/> ============= Google =========================<br/> <br/> Salut Julien,<br/> <br/> Blog de Bernard était le premier endroit...

<r>Hi,<br/> <br/> Does anyone know where this surviving Mortier de 220 TR Mle 1916 Schneider is located?<br/> <br/> Are there any other survivors of this type of gun?<br/> <br/> Regards,<br/> <br/> Charlie<br/> <br/> ========== Google translate ==================================<br/> <br/> Salut,<br...

<r><br/> I look after the website Landships II (landships.info). Occasionally we get queries about WW1 era equipment. A recent query was from Hungary about<br/> two cartridge cases (attached). The first appears to be Rumanian but manufactured in France and the other seems to be Russian.<br/> <br/> T...

<t><br/> Good evening from Australia,<br/> <br/> I agree with the identification of the gun as a 9cm Feldkanone C73. However, the gun was originally purchased for a Prussian artillery unit since it has the state cipher of Prussia as well as the cipher of Kaiser Wilhelm I on the barrel. In WW1 these ...

<r><br/> Bonjour,<br/> <br/> This bronze crest has also been discussed in some English language forums. The Ottoman coat of arms depicted in the plaque was only used<br/> from 1878-1909 during the reign of Sultan Abdel Hamid II. The likely type of gun that the crest was removed from was probably an ...