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by marcelo_malara
Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Announcements, News and Updates
Topic: Presentation
Replies: 18
Views: 38159

Re: Presentation

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! I'm Francisco from Montevideo, Uruguay. I first discovered this website in 2001, when I got my first PC, and learned a lot. Since then, every once in a while I visit the site and even the Forum, but for some reason never created an account. Anyway, glad to be here. Wel...
by marcelo_malara
Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:44 am
Forum: Announcements, News and Updates
Topic: Presentation
Replies: 18
Views: 38159

Re: Presentation

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! I'm Francisco from Montevideo, Uruguay. I first discovered this website in 2001, when I got my first PC, and learned a lot. Since then, every once in a while I visit the site and even the Forum, but for some reason never created an account. Anyway, glad to be here. Wel...
by marcelo_malara
Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

Unfortunately, to this day there is no extant example of a 10.5-cm Krupp Q.F Gun L/45 on M.P.L. C/1906, that I know of. But I am sure there will be more results in the future. Hi! So, this two, there is no certainty about them? http://www.geliboluyuanlamak.com/resimler/album_galeri/1214.jpg https:/...
by marcelo_malara
Sun Dec 31, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

Hi Holger. I think that the models are: 10.5cm L/40, hooped construction, with ring. One possibility is that the ring function is to attach the dumper, and that it has no barrel reinforcement function, and so this and the next would be the same. http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-40_skc00_Goet...
by marcelo_malara
Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

I spoke with author Kent Crawford (https://www.academia.edu/75272309/Articles_and_Statements_Swansong_Blakely_Brooke_and_Vavasseur_Part_2) about this thread. He is very knowledgeable about cannons, specially of this perior. About the ring he said: "That ring is specific to the boundary between ...
by marcelo_malara
Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

Hi Holger! Ok, that´s definitive, the gun is 1905? Hi Marcello; - I would says yes. The Gun-Barrel was manufactured in 1905 . The Upper-Carriage is model year 1904 , but of course it could have been produced a year or two later until the new model 1906 came out. I'm no longer sure about the underca...
by marcelo_malara
Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

Hi Holger. What about the barrel proper? Do they have any markings? Hi Marcello, Regarding your question, here are sample from the back of the gun-breech. This is from the 10.5-cm S.K. L/40 on-board guns of the "SMS Königsberg", which were equipped with the same gun-type like the "SM...
by marcelo_malara
Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

Well, I disagree with the year progression. For me it would be: -L/40 with ring, hopped gun ------ Modell C/1897 -L/40 without ring, monoblock --- Model C/ 1904 -L/45 without ring, monoblock --- Model C/1906 This If the C/ year had any connection with the barrel version. But...I suspect that there ...
by marcelo_malara
Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: "treasure island" navigation and sailing
Replies: 2
Views: 5617

Re: "treasure island" navigation and sailing

Hi, I'm happy to join the forum and hope the learned members would help me with a question I have. In the "treasure island" book by Sevenson there is a phrase said by Long John, an old pirate, when talking about navigating the ship back to England from the treasure island somewhere in the...
by marcelo_malara
Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:54 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

The ring points to old guns, unequivocally. For a time I was thinking that it may be used to attach the dumpers, but not, it is even present in this old /35 that has no dumpers but a recoiling carriage. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Krupp_240mm_L35_Fortress_Gun_2015_Military_M...
by marcelo_malara
Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

So far I can discern three variants: -L/40 with ring, hopped gun (the oldest model) -L/40 without ring, monoblock (tentative, after seeing all the photos I do not recall with certainty if I there is one) -L/45 without ring, monoblock (the more modern) Do you concur with this? Of the second variant ...
by marcelo_malara
Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:45 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Krupp-Guns sales-catalog from 1891 with 695 original photos
Replies: 1
Views: 898

Re: Krupp-Guns sales-catalog from 1891 with 695 original photos

Krupp-Guns sales-catalog from 1891 with 695 original photos Behind this somewhat strangely long link, there is access via the Head Office of Library and Documentation from Istanbul University to an archive with scanned original photos of a Krupp sales catalog. http://katalog.istanbul.edu.tr/client/...
by marcelo_malara
Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

The ring points to old guns, unequivocally. For a time I was thinking that it may be used to attach the dumpers, but not, it is even present in this old /35 that has no dumpers but a recoiling carriage. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Krupp_240mm_L35_Fortress_Gun_2015_Military_Mu...
by marcelo_malara
Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
Replies: 78
Views: 123978

Re: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?

So far I can discern three variants: -L/40 with ring, hopped gun (the oldest model) -L/40 without ring, monoblock (tentative, after seeing all the photos I do not recall with certainty if I there is one) -L/45 without ring, monoblock (the more modern) Do you concur with this? Of the second variant d...