I know it’s from some artillery bits, but what exactly did it store? Just out of interest… by alloydog Tags:finland 6 comments Those abbreviations… In the army guidebook it used to say: “Words and terms can be abbreviated from the beginning, end, and from the middle.” Some equipment for a 130mm field gun. I’ll take a stab at it. PSTO – patteristo, field artillery battery, possibly equipment to be used by battery command rather than individual guns. 130 K 54 – 130mm kanuuna 1954, a 130mm caliber cannon of model year 1954. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/130_mm_towed_field_gun_M1954_(M-46) VARLTK 9 – varustelaatikko 9, equipment box nr. 9, so not helpful for figuring out the intended contents. M96 – no idea, not really enough letters to guess. It could just be a serial number. PSTO = patteristo (artillery) 130 k54 = Cannon model VARLTK 9 = Varustelaatikko (equipment box) 9 PatteriSTO (Battery as field gun battery) 130 K 54 VARusteLaaTikKo 9(equipment box no.9) These equipment boxes held all kinds of tools which you might need when working with an artillery gun. Nothing fancy. T: tykkimies. Comments are closed.
Those abbreviations… In the army guidebook it used to say: “Words and terms can be abbreviated from the beginning, end, and from the middle.”
I’ll take a stab at it. PSTO – patteristo, field artillery battery, possibly equipment to be used by battery command rather than individual guns. 130 K 54 – 130mm kanuuna 1954, a 130mm caliber cannon of model year 1954. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/130_mm_towed_field_gun_M1954_(M-46) VARLTK 9 – varustelaatikko 9, equipment box nr. 9, so not helpful for figuring out the intended contents. M96 – no idea, not really enough letters to guess. It could just be a serial number.
These equipment boxes held all kinds of tools which you might need when working with an artillery gun. Nothing fancy. T: tykkimies.
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Those abbreviations… In the army guidebook it used to say: “Words and terms can be abbreviated from the beginning, end, and from the middle.”
Some equipment for a 130mm field gun.
I’ll take a stab at it.
PSTO – patteristo, field artillery battery, possibly equipment to be used by battery command rather than individual guns.
130 K 54 – 130mm kanuuna 1954, a 130mm caliber cannon of model year 1954. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/130_mm_towed_field_gun_M1954_(M-46)
VARLTK 9 – varustelaatikko 9, equipment box nr. 9, so not helpful for figuring out the intended contents.
M96 – no idea, not really enough letters to guess. It could just be a serial number.
PSTO = patteristo (artillery)
130 k54 = Cannon model
VARLTK 9 = Varustelaatikko (equipment box) 9
PatteriSTO (Battery as field gun battery) 130 K 54 VARusteLaaTikKo 9(equipment box no.9)
These equipment boxes held all kinds of tools which you might need when working with an artillery gun. Nothing fancy. T: tykkimies.
Comments are closed.