NEW JERSEY FIELD ARTILLERY LIMBER.

NEW JERSEY FIELD ARTILLERY LIMBER. Partially restored. NJ Marked. Orig limbers are impossible to find and usually are in need of extensive restoration. A limber was a two-wheeled carriage, which was used to transport the cannon and its carriage. The iron ring (lunette) on the cannon trail was attached to an iron pintle at the rear of the limber to form a four-wheeled unit. The limber also carried an ammunition chest (a.k.a. limber chest), tar bucket, leather or canvass water buckets, and a tarpaulin. Six horses were usually required to pull the limber and cannon. Footboards and wheels are of recent vintage. CONDITION: Partially restored wood, otherwise good to very good. 4-56033 JM205 (8,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2055	$3,450.00	NEW JERSEY FIELD ARTILLERY LIMBER. Partially restored. NJ Marked. Orig limbers are impossible to find and usually are in need of extensive restoration. A limber was a two-wheeled carriage, which was used to transport the cannon and its carriage. The iron ring (lunette) on the cannon trail was attached to an iron pintle at the rear of the limber to form a four-wheeled unit. The limber also carried an ammunition chest (a.k.a. limber chest), tar bucket, leather or canvass water buckets, and a tarpaulin. Six horses were usually required to pull the limber and cannon. Footboards and wheels are of recent vintage. CONDITION: Partially restored wood, otherwise good to very good. 4-56033 JM205 (8,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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