'4 2/5 inch Howitzer limber', 1873

Mounted photograph, War Department, 1873. Mount inscribed with caption, 'Special Equipment for Expedition to the Gold Coast September 1873 under Sir Garnet Wolseley, K.C.B.'.

Howitzer limber with a man in civilian dress.

The gun carriage and limber were produced by the Royal Carriage Department, Woolwich, with a narrow width to enable them to be used in the West African terrain.

From a collection of photographs relating to preparations for the 3rd Ashanti War (1873-1874) from the Photo Establishment War Department.