CIVIL WAR & EARLY INDIAN WAR LIMBER CHEST.

CIVIL WAR & EARLY INDIAN WAR LIMBER CHEST. What a superb piece of Civil War & early Indian War artillery! This is beautiful condition Civil War US wooden limber chest that was used to store 10-pounder Parrott ammunition for use in the field. You can still see the impressions of the shells in the bottom of the chest. When being transported, the chests were attached to the artillery limber and served as a seat for the cannoneers. Large metal handles on each end served to lift the chest and as a hand support for the cannoneers seated on the chest. The weight of an empty chest was 185 pounds; a fully-loaded chest could weigh as much as 560 pounds depending upon the type of ammunition. Limbers could hold one chest and caissons usually held two. Chests are placed on field-limbers and caissons for the transportation and safe-keeping of the ammunition. The interior compartments of the ammunition-chests vary according to the nature of the ammunition with which they are loaded. What makes this limber chest so rare and unusual is that it served two wars: the Civil War and the Indian War. Just after the Civil War ended a small number of 1-inch Gatling Guns were manufactured for the Indian War. General George Armstrong Custer had three 1-inch Gatling Guns and limbers. Unfortunately he left them behind right before the Battle of Little Bighorn. Could this be one of Custer’s limber chests? SIZE: 44-1/2” long x 22-1/2” deep x 17” high (excluding handles). CONDITION: This chest is all orig and solid and sound: wood surfaces are scratched and dinged, but most of the orig paint is still present. Copper top exhibits a great uncleaned dark brown patina with a contemporary riveted patch that has patinated to match. Orig paint on the wood and metal is present though worn. Of all of the limber chests I have encountered over the years this one is as nice or nicer than all of the rest, the surface is so untouched inside and out. Not only does it have superb condition but it has a superb story that spans two eras of American history. 4-60670 JS42 (8,000-12,000) unreserved!

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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
	869	$3,450.00	CIVIL WAR & EARLY INDIAN WAR LIMBER CHEST. What a superb piece of Civil War & early Indian War artillery! This is beautiful condition Civil War US wooden limber chest that was used to store 10-pounder Parrott ammunition for use in the field. You can still see the impressions of the shells in the bottom of the chest. When being transported, the chests were attached to the artillery limber and served as a seat for the cannoneers. Large metal handles on each end served to lift the chest and as a hand support for the cannoneers seated on the chest. The weight of an empty chest was 185 pounds; a fully-loaded chest could weigh as much as 560 pounds depending upon the type of ammunition. Limbers could hold one chest and caissons usually held two. Chests are placed on field-limbers and caissons for the transportation and safe-keeping of the ammunition. The interior compartments of the ammunition-chests vary according to the nature of the ammunition with which they are loaded. What makes this limber chest so rare and unusual is that it served two wars: the Civil War and the Indian War. Just after the Civil War ended a small number of 1-inch Gatling Guns were manufactured for the Indian War. General George Armstrong Custer had three 1-inch Gatling Guns and limbers. Unfortunately he left them behind right before the Battle of Little Bighorn. Could this be one of Custer’s limber chests? SIZE: 44-1/2” long x 22-1/2” deep x 17” high (excluding handles). CONDITION: This chest is all orig and solid and sound: wood surfaces are scratched and dinged, but most of the orig paint is still present. Copper top exhibits a great uncleaned dark brown patina with a contemporary riveted patch that has patinated to match. Orig paint on the wood and metal is present though worn. Of all of the limber chests I have encountered over the years this one is as nice or nicer than all of the rest, the surface is so untouched inside and out. Not only does it have superb condition but it has a superb story that spans two eras of American history. 4-60670 JS42 (8,000-12,000) unreserved! Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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