Russian cannons on Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna Fortress - a bastion of the system of fortifications on the islands near Helsinki. Now there is a museum, which houses unique specimens of pre-revolutionary Russian Imperial artillery. I suggest you look at the tools available there.




The first gun, I met on the islands of Suomenlinna - in the fence of the Lutheran Church on the island of Iso Mustasaari. It is obvious from the ship's gun XVIII century, apparently, Swedish.



Newer guns, kept right on positions, I first came to the island Lance Musta.



They are specially preserved in its original form, and of greatest interest for visiting Suomenlinna.



However, the most powerful battery Kustaanmiekka, located on Susisaari, the southernmost island fortress.



This coastal defense guns of the late XIX century, with a fairly complex structure.



On thick trunks still preserved paint, they are almost not damaged by rust.



Before exploring the instrument yourself, go down to the shelter-podbrustvernoe arsenal.



Besides the doors there are traditional powder magazines small windows.



Inside - communicating stone gallery.





In the cellar remained overhead crane to move heavy shells.



Let's go back to the shaft.



Flitches from coastal artillery fixed. To change the direction of firing a gun is put on rails and can be moved in a circle around the point of attachment.



For turning tools used by the worm gear.



On wheels provides special gears.



To lift the platform has provided a ladder.



Sex on a platform covered with intricate metal mesh.



To submit the charges was provided for the crane.





The massive barrel is installed in a box-shaped carriage riveted.



The shock-absorbing devices have been designed for energy dissipation rollback.







Traditionally, the inscriptions on the guns is applied in breech and on the trunnion. The date on the cannon breech, said of her Russian origin.



Exactly: on the journal in Russian Set the weight of guns, about 16 tons. On the opposite pin Set weight without lock.



Most of the guns cast at the Perm factory stalepushechnom.



Some guns - old Krupp, converted at the Obukhov factory in St. Petersburg.



The gates of the instruments are different. In Russian - piston type. Such closures are widely used in large-caliber guns, although their rate is lower than with wedges.



Linova gate - a characteristic feature of Krupp guns. This valve has a greater weight, but is more comfortable and safe.



So wedge bolt looks from the inside.



At one point of the island assembled a collection of Russian guns abroad XIX-XX centuries.



These mortars were used in the First World War.



In the absence of a mechanism of rotation preserved inscriptions in Russian.







More can be seen in the fortress carriage with giant wheels of not surviving infantry weapons.



And this gun was cast number 6663 in St. Petersburg.



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