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Specifications of carriage for 12-pounder Napoleon

Carriage to be made out of aluminum to the design, dimensions and specifications of the field gun carriage for the 24-pounder howitzer as described in the U.S. Army Ordnance Manual of

1862. Carriage is to be cast, not fabricated with separate parts. Carriage must be able to support weight of 1,225-pound cannon barrel. Carriage design will incorporate changes to the 24-pounder howitzer carriage as described in the Ordnance Manual on the footnote on page 74. Wall thickness must be at least ½ inch.

Carriage hardware not included as part of the original construction will be made of stainless steel or iron, and such hardware will be attached with stainless steel fasteners. Elevation screw box will be made of brass and elevation screw will be made of aluminum.

Exterior finish:

Aluminum components are to be powder coated. Carriage components that would be wood on original carriage (such as stock, trail, cheeks, axletree, spokes and fellies) are to be finished in olive drab. Carriage components that would have been made out of iron on original carriage

(such as trunnion plates, cap squares, prolonge hooks, trail plate, lunette and pointing rings) are to be finished in black.

Quoted price shall include FOB delivery to Fort Union National Monument.

Please send any questions to Sam Hyslop - samuel_hyslop@nps.gov 970-880-4482

Fort Union National Monument 3115 State Rd Watrous NM 87753