DESCRIPTION.
| Weight of limber-body | 262 pounds |
| Weight of two wheels | 123 " |
| Weight of four chests | 123 " |
| Weight of limber complete | 554 " |
| Number of rounds carried | 32 |
| Weight of limber fully equipped | 1005 pounds |
| Weight of a pair of ammunition-chests fully loaded | 225 " |
| Total weight of gun limbered | 1575 " |
This limber is designed to relieve the pack-animals where possible. It carries four of the mountain ammunition-chests, which may at once be removed and carried on the pack when necessary, the limber-body being temporarily abandoned. Two of the pack-animals will be found sufficient for draught, leaving three as a relief or for the transport of forage.
The Limber consists of a frame of angle-steel, which is provided with beds to receive the axle. The body is formed of steel plate, with compartments for the reception of four ammunition-chests. The outer chests are raised slightly above those in the middle, and may be opened without removing them from the limber. On the limber are carried a paulin, a combined prolonge and picket-rope, a felling-axe, a shovel and a pickaxe.
The Ammunition-chests are made of wood, covered with waterproof canvas, and are strongly ironed. They provide for carrying eight rounds of ammunition, and have a compartment wherein may be placed a package of friction-primers and the fuze-case. The latter is a metallic box having compartments for five combination fuzes in their sealed packages.