"atillery materiel identification" Topic
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| ITALWARS | 13 Nov 2015 6:00 a.m. PST |
link what is that exactly?..labelled "battery wagon"..is certainly a wagon of the Pontifical Army Artillery circa 1870..i suppose for carrying artillery tools or ammo reserve..but it's quite high..just a couple of horses..but what puzzle me is the curved ladder..maybe a repair facility?…the pictorial stuff for Pontifical Army is quite rare but is closely comparable to French one…is such a small army that also some auxiliary elements like this, if identified, can find some interest in a wargame army
thanks for your help |
| John Armatys | 13 Nov 2015 6:23 a.m. PST |
I suspect that the ladder folds down so that gunners can climb up to get at the contents. |
| Rhino Co | 14 Nov 2015 9:27 p.m. PST |
Possibly the curved ladder is for horse fodder? Usually the battery wagon contained the saddlers' and carriage makers' tools, spare parts, extra harness, and rough materials for fabricating parts. |
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