i was presented today with a question that is really outside my realm. i was approached about possibly restoring a 1918 dated 4.7 inch model 1906 field gun. the metal is all rusted as it sits on the grounds of a little league. that is not really the major problem as most of the steel looks to be still pretty sound. the right wheel though is falling apart. the wood has rotted away where the spokes go into the bottom or the wheel and some of the upper spokes are totally gone. they little league is afraid that the gun is going to collapse on that side. who out there can do some wheel wright work and possibly fix or make a new wheel? i personally have no interest in the little league but the cannon was there when i played there so my interest is seeing if it can be preserved for other kids to enjoy and at the same a piece of history is saved. if anyone wants more info about the gun and see pics you can e-mail me at cwartyman@mac.com. i hope some of the artillery gurus can at least point me in the right direction.
matt
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