A fine early 19th Century Anglo-Indian model of an artillery ammunition limber

A fine early 19th Century Anglo-Indian model of an artillery ammunition limber, in teak with steel mounts, ammunition box with hinged lit mounted above the axle between two steel rimmed wheels, for the light 6 pounder field gun and so identified on a brass plate to the shaft, a further plate engraved 'No 136' the shaft impressed 'MA 6740' and also with the East India Company bale mark and the date 1822 below 'IM', length overall 64 cm (25 in.).

This model appears to belong to the group produced at the British East India Company's gun carriage manufactories to be used as templates by the craftsmen who build the full sized versions for the company's armies.