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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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