WW2 10.5 cm leFH 18M (German: leichte Feldhaubitze “light field howitzer”)

WW2 10.5 cm leFH 18M (German: leichte Feldhaubitze “light field howitzer”)

4x Spoked Handwheel from the 105cm German field Howitzer, with the original casing plaque, large chamfered sprocket to side in down to the bolting plate. Photo below shows where the handle is located on the gun.

Heavy item so postage will have to be paid.

The 10.5 cm leFH 18M superseded the 10.5 cm leFH 18 as the standard German divisional field howitzer used during the Second World War. It was designed and developed by Rheinmetall after the war broke out in an effort to get more range from the basic leFH 18 design. A muzzle brake was fitted and the recoil system adjusted to allow the use of a more powerful charge and new long-range shell.^[4] Generally it did not equip independent artillery battalions until after the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943.

WW2 10.5 cm leFH 18M (German: leichte Feldhaubitze “light field howitzer”)