Thanks for the correction Erwin.

I just found this link !

http://www.luxembourg.co.uk/NMMH/

Vee

Is this the German 88??

This is a US 155mm howitzer nick named the Long Tom.

Does anyone have any idea what kind of rifle this is. It was about 4-5 foot long and they used a .50 round to shoot with it.

This is a Mauser anti-tank rifle. It is 13.2 mm and therefore bigger than a .50 cal round (which is 12.7.)

Its design is from WWI and must have given the individual firing quite a thump.

Thanks for the information Captain. It seemed like a .50 to me but I am happy that you know for sure what this is.

Thanks.

I just found this link !

 

http://www.luxembourg.co.uk/NMMH/

 

Vee

Good link Vee

I have an interesting one too, 3 Dutch found a German soldier near Shumanm's eck Crossroads near Wiltz/ Luxembourg in 2007 but read for yourself it's in the middle of the page.

http://www.nat-military-museum.lu/pageshtml/archeology.php

I read that story on a Dutch website. It was told by the guys who found the skeleton. Unfortunately they couldn't identify the soldier.