Salvage Sailor Posted February 3, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2019 Aloha Everyone, Here's an interesting vehicle from my Pineapple Army photo archive. 55th Coast Artillery Corps, Battery C, Hawaiian Department Anti-Aircraft wagon circa mid-1920's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted February 3, 2019 Details - 55th CAC & Hawaiian Department insignia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted February 3, 2019 Details close up of wagon belt loaders and armorers tools .30 caliber water cooled AA machine gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted February 3, 2019 Share #4 Posted February 3, 2019 That's a pretty awesome looking wagon/photo. What's that mounted on the right side of the wagon? Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted February 3, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 4:42 PM, aznation said: That's a pretty awesome looking wagon/photo. What's that mounted on the right side of the wagon? Thanks... If you're asking about the gun, it's another water cooled .30 Browning mounted on an AA tripod which can be removed from the wagon. I've also got a photo of this tripod being used with a BAR mounted on it for AA target practice shooting at towed sleeves. If you're asking about the tools, besides the hatchet, the large one is the famous Pulaski combination axe and adze tool invented by Forest Service Ranger Ed Pulaski in 1911 for fighting fires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted February 3, 2019 Share #6 Posted February 3, 2019 Evidently, it was the other gun that I wasn't sure of. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted February 6, 2019 Share #7 Posted February 6, 2019 It's a pick mattock, I believe a pulaski had an axe head on one end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted February 7, 2019 Right you are, it's a pick mattock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagjetta Posted February 27, 2019 Share #9 Posted February 27, 2019 GREAT image! An "AA wagon" is an unusual vehicle.Thank you so much for sharing. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted October 5, 2022 A rare breed sighted today while going through my Pineapple Army photo archive. No longer horse or mule drawn, now motorized (mechanized) and towed by a 5 ton Holt artillery tractor attached to one of the Hawaiian Division Artillery Regiments (8th FA, 11th FA or 13th FA). My bet is the 8th Field Artillery, circa 1935 based upon the collection this came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted October 5, 2022 Colorized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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