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Regards,

Gordon
History Vault Bookshop
FortressScotland-http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

A very good £5-worth !

Good to see such a classic artillery piece restored to its former glory.

( I always member meeting a former '25-pounder man' who told me that he loved watching 'A Bridge Too Far' just for the barrage scene, which never failed to 'take him back'...)

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

If anyone's not been to Fort Nelson and happens to be passing by Pompey I'd recommend it.
Nice collection, as you'd hope from the the Tower's large exhibits department... and free too!
Real rarities there include a Smith gun & the airborne version of the 6 pdr alongside some frankly beautiful earlier pieces and sections of Saddam Hussein's supergun.

Website near useless, but here it is:
Royal Armouries: History of Fort Nelson

Cheers,
Adam.

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Hey this reminds me of the first thread I started.

'25pdr, and unsung hero?'

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'We march. The enemy is retreating in transport. We follow on foot.' Lt.Neil McCallum 5/7 Gordons 19th November 1942

Even in 1976 i did my Gunnery training on the the 25 before we went onto the 105mm light gun a fantastic piece of kit .............. happy memories !! Backbone of the WW2 Artillery.

Paul