Schneider-Canet 120mm
field howitzer M. 1909
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Slide, buffer and recuperator |
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fig. 1-2 firing gun – fixed parts : cradle, buffer and recuperator
pistons fig. 3-4 recoiling gun –
recoiling parts : slide and barrel fig. 5 check buffer fig. 6 section A-B – buffer body (corps du traîneau), buffer
shoes (patins) |
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1 buffer 4 piston 7 - 8 threaded
plugs 11 piston head 14 cradle 17 trunnion 20 middle transom 23 travelling brake |
2 buffer cylinder 5 piston rod 9 communication conduit 12 front plug 15 firing gear 18 slide 21 rear transom 24 lanyard toggle |
3 controlling ram 6 recoil valve 10 recuperator tank 13 front plug 16 elevating thooted arc 19 front transom 22 brake seating 25 protection plate |
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recoil
mechanism |