10,5 cm. leichte Feld Haubitze (l.F.H.) 1916 Protze/Limber

(Undergoing Restoration)   

Below:  This is a 10,5cm lFH Limber box.  It is missing the under frame and the bench seats that once mounted on top of the box.  This fairly thin sheet metal part of the limber is extremely rare because few were preserved as monuments and the few that were not scraped were often left outdoors.  In these conditions, the sheet metal rapidly deteriorated.  Fortunately, this example had a second life as a wine cabinet in a cellar in France.  After this less than dignified period of its survival, it will be restored as a functional 10,5cm howitzer limber.

10,5cm Limber Box 10,5cm lFH Limber

Below Left: A view of the limber box open. This is the same veiw in the orginal drawing on the right. Wicker boxes of ammunition fit within this shelving.

Inside the Limber Box 10,5cm. lFH Limber

Below: Rebuilt wheels for the 10,5cm howitzer (shorter) and the 7,7cm gun (taller).  A set like the shorter 10,5cm howitzer wheels will mount on the under frame for the limber.

New Wheels for the 7,7cm over the 10,cm wheels

Below: This limber has the same outward appearance as the7,7cm lFK Limber. The side detail of the box is seen on the drawing and the photograph below.

Limber box side view drawing of the Limber

Below: A drawing of the under frame for the limber.  This is the part that will have to be reproduced if an original can not be found.

10,5cm lFH Limber Frame

The Lovett Collection also has most of the harnessing and saddles for the six horse driver team for German Field Artillery Service.

This horse equipment can be seen on the Field Artillery Harness and Saddle page.

For the 10,5cm lFH 1916 page.

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