| afilter | 08 Sep 2015 11:25 a.m. PST |
I have the Old Glory 25mm Limbers that comes with a single horse and rider. Anyone have any pictures of them assembled? The issue I am having is the rider does not fit if I attach the limber where I think is should meet up with the harness on the horse. I did do a google search and I am seeing limbers with two horses and the rider on the lead horse. I am not opposed to purchasing an extra six horses if that would be more accurate. TIA, Aaron |
| Supercilius Maximus | 08 Sep 2015 1:11 p.m. PST |
The horse actually attached to the limber was not usually ridden (for this very reason – it caught the rider's legs). Where two horses were set in tandem, the lead horse was the one ridden. Two horses in tandem was the norm for smaller calibre guns (6-pdrs and less). If there was only one horse, the "driver" would lead the horse on foot. |
| GROSSMAN | 08 Sep 2015 2:14 p.m. PST |
I don't see anywhere on Old Glorys site that they offer AWI limbers, you sure its not another MFG? |
| Disco Joe | 08 Sep 2015 3:41 p.m. PST |
I believe it is the one under the French and Indian War line. |
| Militia Pete | 08 Sep 2015 4:39 p.m. PST |
Foundry shows the one horse limber with the driver leading the horse. |
| Winston Smith | 08 Sep 2015 4:52 p.m. PST |
It's a generic "Age of Reason" limber.
It's in their paper catalog, for what that's worth to you young whizz kids with your internets and all that. |
| Winston Smith | 08 Sep 2015 4:53 p.m. PST |
You can also get riders and limbers from Hinchliffe and RSM. |
| afilter | 08 Sep 2015 6:32 p.m. PST |
link Yes, they are generic listed under FIW…I had to ask. I may get an extra set of horses as the pack comes with 6 limbers….I do like the tandem look with chains. |
| afilter | 08 Sep 2015 7:13 p.m. PST |
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[/URL] Since there are no pics on the webpage here is where I am at so far. Once limber is attached the riders legs can be spread and it fits fine. will have to decide what I want to do as limbers are a small part of the game. A 2nd horse will require a much larger base. |
| Rudysnelson | 08 Sep 2015 7:31 p.m. PST |
SM is right. These were civilian drivers with their own horse. Take the gun to the battlefield, drop it off and withdraw to a safe location. They were not ridden except in a few cases when the driver was fleeing the scene without the gun. |
| historygamer | 09 Sep 2015 6:09 a.m. PST |
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| GROSSMAN | 09 Sep 2015 11:39 a.m. PST |
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| GROSSMAN | 09 Sep 2015 12:57 p.m. PST |
One horse is fine, that is all we use to pull our 4 pounder when we aren't dragging it ourselves. |
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