The Carriage - Part 2

Continuing tonight with parts of the carriage that would have been, even in the time of the civil war, made out of iron.

#1 The Trail Plate - attached to the stock trail, it included a ring called the lunette which receives the pintle hook.

#2 The Pointing Rings - a large and small one.  They received the handspike to aim or point the piece.

#3 Trail Handles - Used to lift the trail

#4 The Wheel Guard Plates - protect the stock from the wheels of the limber.

#5 The Prolonge Hooks - placed on the upper surface of the stock and used to secure the prolonge.

#6 The Lock Chain - placed on the side of the carriage, it keeps wheel from turning.

#7 The Sponge and Rammer Stop - under the stock they keep the sponge and rammer from sliding [these seem to be missing from the fabricated carriages on the field.]

#8 Sponge Chains - holds the sponge rammers in place

#9 The Hasp of the Sponge Chain

#10 The Ear Plate - includes key and chain to support the worm

#11 Elevation Screw - used to lower and raise the breech

#12 The Trunnion Plate - protects the cheeks

#13 The Cap Squares - place over the trunnions to hold them in place

#14 The Rondel - are spacers between the cheeks and the stock

#15 Washer Hooks

#16 Handspike Rings - support the handspike

#17 The Under Straps - these are bolted the cheeks under the stock.

#18 Implement Hooks - these support the sponge rammers and the worm [on a real civil war carriage you would also find a hasp for the sponge bucket]

#19 Linch Pin and Washer - this is where the wheel is attached to the axletree

#20 Nave Bands - for reinforcement

#21 The Tire - a metal band around the wheel