7,7cm. leichte Feld Kanone (l.F.K.) 1896 n/A (1917)
(undergoing restoration)

7,7cm. leichte Feld Kanone (l.F.K.) 1896 n/A (under going restoration)

Below Left: The hydro-spring recoil being removed.  Below Right: Recoil springs and hydraulic parts all disassembled.  Both 7,7cms are being restored and are in this state of disassembly

7,7cm. leichte Feld Kanone (l.F.K.) 1896 n/A hydro-spring being removed 7,7cm. leichte Feld Kanone (l.F.K.) 1896 n/A hydro-spring and interior parts

Below: The trail for the 1917 dated 7,7cm was cut off.  I have re-built the trail based on the 1896 dated 7,7cm.  You can see the “96 dated piece in the background.  A new spade must be fabricated and riveted

Newly re-manufactured rear trail for 7,7cm (1917)

Below: More work on the new spade

Below: The new spade parts ready to be riveted together

Below: Ralph Lovett heating a rivet with rosebud torch

Below: Leon and Ralph Lovett set a rivet with a rivet gun

Below: A view of the new spade with most of the rivets set

Below: The new spade upside-down

Below: The new hand spike mount bolted to the replacement spade. The bolts will be replaced with rivets at a later date

Below: Top view of the replacement spade with the hand spike mount bolted on

Below: View of the replacement spade for the 7,7cm lFK 96 n/A almost complete

Below: Correct 7,7cm lFK 1896 hubs made by Matt Switlik

Below: Newly made “wartime type” wheels by Matthew C. Switlik for the 7,7cm.  They are pictured in front of another set of “wartime type” wheels for the 10,5cm that were also manufactured by Matt. These wheels differ from the pre-war wheels in that they have no metal fittings connecting the felloes and spokes.  They also have a steel channel running around the inside of the tire to retain the felloes

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

Below: An interesting period photograph of a 7,7cm. lFK 96 in a German Army workshop in 1917

Below:  An original Wartime Era photograph of a 7,7cm. l.F.K. 1896 n/A with the crew.  Crewmen have one shell out and a wicker box for additional shells.  A fuse wrench can be seen in the tunic of the man nearest on the right

7,7cm lFK 96 n/A with crew in an orginal wartime photograph

Below: Rear view of a 7,7cm lFK Limber. Notice the shells fit in pointing to the sides. The 10,5cm lFH Limber looks much the same but the shells fit in vertically

7,7cm Limber

Below: Side and Top Views of the 7,7cm Limber

7,7cm Limber 7,7cm Limber Frame

Below: Original Pre-War photograph of a 7,7cm lFK 96 crew training for field repairs on the Limber

7,7cm Limber

Below: Orginal Pre-War photograph of a 7,7cm lFK 96 (without recoil) crew hooking the gun to the limber

7,7cm Limber and 7,7cm lFK that has not been modified

Link to the 10,5cm lFH Limber in the Collection (very simular to the 7,7cm lFK Limber)

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