Re: [MV] Vintage cannon: Can they be had?

From: david gudmunsen (kroctec@btopenworld.com)
Date: Thu Sep 08 2005 - 14:34:45 PDT


Sorry you didn't sign your name.

So hey fellow,

There are 10 155mm howitzers for sale over here in the UK at only $8750 per
unit. They appear to be in good condition for display purpose.

Email me if you want further information.

Best regards from David Gudmunsen

on 9/8/05 17:58, chesnimnus@juno.com at chesnimnus@juno.com wrote:

> After talking with a couple folks over the last week about our club's M-5H-6
> project, I would like to possibly find an M1 155 howitzer or an M2 105mm
> howitzer to trail behind the truck. (I believe the 155 was later renamed the
> M101.) Has anyone tried to do this? I suspect that the Army or Marines may
> have one of these sitting somewhere that could be donated to the museum for
> use as a display with this truck. If anyone has any experience with this, I
> would love to hear from you. Since they are probably obsolete, they should
> not be worth anything to the military. Or they should have an old broken or
> worn-out model that they could part with. Or if anyone knows of a memorial
> that has been taken down to clear the way for civil progress (urban sprawl),
> that they would be willing to donate to a new home. If any old empty shells
> would be available, that would be an added bonus.
>
> FYI, I may have switched the numbers of each gun. I am not an expert, and
> only know what I do from some online research I have done over the last couple
> days.
>
>
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