US Army Horse Drawn Equipment
Above: The US M1917 Battery and Store Wagon. It was used with both the US M1902 3 Inch and the French 75mm mle/97
Below: US M1918 Gun Limber for use with the French 75mm mle/97
Below: US M1918 Gun Caisson Limberfor use with the French 75mm mle/97. The ammunition box is slightly larger than on the Gun Limber
Below: US M1918 Caisson for use witht he French 75mm mle/97
Below: US M 1918 Caisson Brake
Below: Mogal Spring/300 lbs. pull. This spring is used as a connection from the wheel traces to the M1918 Limber's single trees
Below: US M1916 Horse Harnessing for the US M1918 Limber and French 75mm mle/97 gun
Below: US M1916 Horse Harnessing for the US M1918 Limber and French 75mm mle/97 gun
US M1916 Breast Collar
US M1916 Back Strap and Breeching
US M1916 Back Strap
Below: US M1916 Martingale. These go under the belly of the wheel team's horses and attach to the Neck Yoke. With a Martingale the two wheel horses can step the Limber backward, otherwise the regular harnessing would pull away from the horse while taking backward steps
Below: US Neck Yoke for the M 1918 Limber
Below: US Army Escort Wagon Team Harness