Lovett Artillery Collection

Examples within the Collection:

Imperial German Foot Artillery
15cm schwere Feld Haubitze (s.F.H.) 1893
15cm s.F.H. 1902 (1909) & (1917)
15cm s.F.H. 1913
15cm lg.s.F.H. 1913/02
10cm Kanone 1917
9cm. C/ 1873 Kanone
CW2 Ralph Lovett’s Research:
Development of the German 15cm.
Development of the German 10cm.

Imperial German Field Artillery
7,7cm leichte Feld Kanone (l.F.K.) 1896 n/A (1896)

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

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

10,5cm lFH Limber (Protze)

German Manufactured (Krupp) Mountain Gun
7,5cm Mountain Canon L/13 (1891) with Chilean national marks

Imperial German Naval Gun
8,8cm S.K. L/30 (1891)


French produced Field and Mountain Artillery
75mm mle/1897 "French 75"


75mm US Army M1918 Caisson Limber for the “French 75mm”

75mm US Army M1918 Caisson for the "French 75mm"

70mm St. Chamond Mountain Howitzer

US Artillery-Civil War Era
Woodruff Gun (1861)
10 Pounder Parrott (1862)
3 Inch Ordnance Piece (1861)
3.2 Inch Limber (Post-Civil War)

US Anti-Tank Guns
37mm Anti-Tank (AT) Gun
57mm Anti-Tank (AT) Gun
76mm T124 Anti-Tank (AT) Gun

GPW Ford "Jeep" used as prime mover for US 37mm AT Gun

German Anti-Tank Guns
3,7cm. Panzer Abwehr Kanone (PAK) 1936
7,5cm. Panzer Abwehr Kanone (PAK) 1940

Japanese Anti-Tank Gun
47mm Type-1

French Anti-Tank Gun
25mm S.A.L. 1937

British Naval Cannon
9 Pounder Naval Carronade (1810 Era)

Mortars

60mm M70 Yugoslavian Commando Mortar (De-Milled)

60mm M57 Yugoslavian Mortar (One De-Milled & One Live)

82mm Yugoslavian Mortar (De-Milled)

Pieces for Sale
70mm St. Chamond 1913.  BATF Registered

NSB-3 Sights and Mortar Quadrants

German 10,5cm l.F.H. 18 (l.F.H. 18/40, l.F.H. 18/39) sight mount with range drum.

British 3.7 Inch Q.F. sight mount with range drum WW1 & WW2

British 4.5 Inch sight mount

US 57mm Trail & Support Bracket

US 3 INCH 1902 Firing Mechanism

German 7,7cm lFK "96 n/A firing pins (repro)

US Breech & Parts, Type Unknown

 

 

 

 

Ralph and Leon Lovett with 15 cm Lang Schwerefeld Haulbitze 1913/02

  • This site documents Leon and Ralph Lovett’s private collection of Artillery, Anti-Tank Guns, Naval Guns, and Mortars.
  • This collection is used for study of historic artillery and ordnance related technology from 1800-1957. Our goal is restoring and maintaining operational historic artillery pieces plus their associated equipment.
  • All artillery within the collection produced after 1898 is registered in the US with BATF.
  • We are in no way a politically oriented group.
  • Elements of this collection may be considered for Movie Props Rental. The Lovett collection has been involved a number of movies to include Glory, Legends of the Fall and General’s Daughter.
  • For all inquiries about use of materials (research, pictures, Movie Property Rentals) please contact
    Ralph Lovett (lovett155@hotmail.com).

Links to Artillery & Militaria Sites

Saint Barbara (Patron Saint of Artillery)

Restoration of the PAK 40

German Foot & Field Artillery related equipment

Sight

Helmets and Uniforms of WW1 & WW2

First & Second World War Era Uniform Collection

Allied Artillery and Horse Drawn Equipment Identification Drawings

 

Not Yet Online

NATO Operations in the Former Yugoslavia/ Yugoslav Civil War Uniform Collection

Imperial German Field Artillery Identification Drawings

Order of Saint Barbara

News Related to The Collection and Leon / Ralph Lovett

Imperial German Foot Artillery Identification Drawings

 


All images, research, and text are sole property of Ralph Lovett.