Weight of limber-body 262 pounds Weight of two wheels 123 " Weight of four chests 123 " Weight of limber complete 554 " Number of rounds carried 32 Weight of limber fully equipped 1005 pounds Weight of a pair of ammunition-chests fully loaded 225 " Total weight of gun limbered 1575 " This limber is designed to relieve the pack-animals where possible. It carries four of the mountain ammunition-chests, which may at once be removed and carried on the pack when necessary, the limber-body being temporarily abandoned. Two of the pack-animals will be found sufficient for draught, leaving three as a relief or for the transport of forage. The =Limber= consists of a frame of angle-steel, which is provided with beds to receive the axle. The body is formed of steel plate, with compartments for the reception of four ammunition-chests. The outer chests are raised slightly above those in the middle, and may be opened without removing them from the limber. On the limber are carried a paulin, a combined prolonge and picket-rope, a felling-axe, a shovel and a pickaxe. The =Ammunition-chests= are made of wood, covered with waterproof canvas, and are strongly ironed. They provide for carrying eight rounds of ammunition, and have a compartment wherein may be placed a package of friction-primers and the fuze-case. The latter is a metallic box having compartments for five combination fuzes in their sealed packages. THE AMMUNITION. Weight of cartridge-case 1.25 pounds Weight of charge 14 ounces Weight of projectile 12 pounds Total weight of complete cartridge 14 " Total length of complete cartridge 14.1 inches Bursting-charge, common shell 6.3 ounces Bursting-charge, shrapnel 1¾ " Number of balls in shrapnel 160 Effective fragments, shrapnel 180 Number of balls in canister 125 [Illustration: FIG. 16.]