OT: 2cm C/30 AA gun recovered from U-boat wreck | Forums

[VikingGrandad]

And the special thing is that the gun was stored in a watertight container, so it's in perfect condition...

Take a look:

2-cm MG C/30 in Unterseebootslafette

More photos from the same guy, including U-boat deck guns:

Cannons from the seabed

[AbleMaster]

Nice find, still in perfect condition after more than 60 years, amazing.

[comanderFritz]

i wonder how much that thing is worth? $$$$$$s

[bf2player2006]

Originally posted by comanderFritz:
i wonder how much that thing is worth? $$$$$$s

hmmm.... $0.50?

Impossible how that thing survived and stood dry for more than 60 years Very nice find.

[Goose_Green]

Fantastic find, it would be nice to test fire it

[Celeon999]

Originally posted by bf2player2006:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by comanderFritz:
i wonder how much that thing is worth? $$$$$$s

hmmm.... $0.50?

Impossible how that thing survived and stood dry for more than 60 years Very nice find. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>



A museum will surely pay a bit more to get it

Good find Viking

[lahead]

wow, watertight for so long...those germans really put quite a bit of effort into keeping the quality of their products top notch

[danurve]

Cool find!

I think it would make for a good camp gun.
How many Geese want to friggin honk honk honk all damn morning now?

[VikingGrandad]

Originally posted by Celeon999:
A museum will surely pay a bit more to get it

It says in the notes that the gun was "donated to the German Marinemuseum in Cuxhaven."

Originally posted by Goose_Green:
it would be nice to test fire it

Well, we know the guys that found it also had ammunition:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirk_bruin_vlieland/536163...t-72157600304265994/

Surely they must have tested it before giving to to the museum?


What I don't understand is how they were allowed to get the container from the wreck. It came from U-1, which was sunk with all hands lost, so surely the wreck is a protected war grave?

[Goose_Green]

To be honest on further reflection test firing the gun would spoil the uniqueness of the find. To find something in arsenal grade after all this time, and the fact that it was in a water tight capsule after being submerged is quite an extraordinary discovery.