Some Colombian Oddities

[carlos marighela]

Last November, I was fortunate enough to wander around  the Museo Militar in Bogota. They have some oddities in their collection I thought I would share. See if you can guess what they are.

[carlos marighela]

and this..

[carlos marighela]

I liked this...

[carlos marighela]

Again not interwar but possibly Colonial Spain's answer to the Swiss Army knife:

[Dr Mathias]

That hatchet pistol sure has an interesting look to it. How about that barrel?

Thanks for posting.

No idea what any of it really is

[Arlequín]

No. 3 appears to be a M20 Scout Car under all the bodywork, with added turret.
No. 2 is some form of local rig for two Madsens?
No.1 is a puzzler though, it looks a bit like a Soviet M-1930 37mm A-T gun carriage... the gun? A naval piece? Hotchkiss 3pdr (47mm)? Or maybe a Vickers-Armstrong 3pdr?

Nice pics though, thanks for sharing them.  

[carlos marighela]

Correct answer for No2. It's a twin Madsen set up for ant-aircraft work.

Near enough for No3, it's actually an M-8 Greyhound, converted in 1993 by one of the Colombian Army's MP battalions as an anti-mining point vehicle for road convoys. Like a lot of places with long running insurgencies, Colombia has and will have for decades a big problem with landmines. Here's another photo.

[carlos marighela]

Getting warm on No1. Definitely pre-war and yes, Eastern European. Here's another view. The sharp eyed amngst you might even be able to read the little brass plaque attched.

[carlos marighela]

Skoda 4.7 cm infantry gun. Jim got two out of three so he wins the prize.

[Gothic Line]

Really nice materiel!!!