Carriages & Cannon
We hand manufacture high quality civil war gun carriage and wheels. Carriages are built to spec from drawings found at the The National Archives.
If you don't find the carriage your looking
for below, call (610) 486-0567 to receive details and pricing on your project. 
No.1 Carriage / 6 pounder carriage: 
- Fits Ordinance rifle
- Fits 2.9" parrot
- Fits 3" parrot
- Fits 1841 6 pound rifled or smooth bore
- Fits 3.8" James Rifle
- 12 pound field howitzer
- Also fits many other confederate cannons.
Call for questions (610) 486-0567
Napoleon Carriage: (also known as a No. 2)
- Fits 1857 Napoleon carriage
- 1/3 larger than No. 1 carriage
- Mechanics are the same as the the No.1 carriage
Heavy 12: (also known as a No.3)
- Fits 20 Pound Parrott Rifle
- Heavy 12 pounder
Carriage Wheels
 No. 1 Carriage Wheels:
- 11" diameter hub, 191/4" long spokes (square tenon to round tenon)
- White Oak Fellows & Hubs (slow dried in kiln at Jeff's shop)
- White Oak or hickory for spokes
- 1/2" thick by 2 3/4" wide steel tire
- 3 1/4" thick fellows
No. 2 Carriage Wheels:
- 12" diameter hub
- 181/4" from square tenon to round tenon
- 1/2" thick by 2 3/4" wide steel tire
- 31/2" fellows
Miscellaneous Carriages: (please call for pricing)
- Limbers with ammunition chest
- Traveling Forge
- Battery Wagon
- Caisson
- Siege & Sea Coast Also Available
- Limber chest available separately
Restorations
Stafford
Wheel Carriage also provides restoration services to original
ordnance pieces. Reproduction barrels of all makes are also available.
Call (610) 486-0567 for details, deadlines and pricing.
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