Artillery Trailers

[George Moore]

Hi Tony, Trewins book is a mine of information, with harness details, details of the fittings for the pole, plus an extensive list of wheel types with drawings and details. Also some exploded views of limbers and ammunition wagons....unfortunately it does not list the "trailer number"....least i have not found it. The official handbooks are a better source for that.....
Rob,
You have an extensive collection from the handbook, I think some trailers were re-classified once they were updated with the Martin Parry conversion to pneumatic tyres.
I have some photo's from 1940, mostly equipment captured by the Axis forces....There are some differences between limbers used by some Commonwealth forces....there is evidence that those possibly converted in Australia had a beam axle replacing the old axletree....when converted to pneumatic tyres. The perch allowed the limbers to be connected....the Morris FAT had space for ammunition, but there is a lot of evidence that they towed limbers as well.
Another subject that needs much closer investigation, time to pool resources ????

George.