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Artillery Pattern Wheel

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Overview

The artillery wheel was a nineteenth century and early-twentieth-century style of wagon, gun carriage, and automobile wheel. Rather than having spokes mortised into a wooden nave (hub), it has them fitted together in a keystone fashion bolted into a two-piece metal nave. The design evolved over the nineteenth and early twentieth century, and was ultimately imitated in drawn steel for auto wheels

Historical information

British artillery pattern wheels were meticulously designed to endure the rigors of warfare, from transportation across rough terrain to the powerful forces generated by firing artillery. The durability and reliability of these wheels were essential for the effective deployment of artillery on the battlefield.

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cwa-org-32-99-147

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The key features of the Artillery pattern wheel were the fellow, a metal plate that attached the spokes to the hub, and the metal nave the central cylindrical component that helped maintain the spacing and stability of the spokes.

Contextual Information

The Australian Army Museum of WA has a stand alone exhibit of an Artillery Pattern wheel in addition to the examples found integral to the 15 Pounder gun, General Service wagon and the Battery Cart on display.

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