Niagara Military Heritage Centre

[Marc Montgomery]

I remember there was a German artillery piece which had been captured in WWI which sat for years out front. I remember it had very interesting spoked wheels, a bit more complicated than typical in that they did not radiate directly out from the hub, but at a slight angle backwards, ie, not 90 degrees from the axle, but perhaps 80 or 110 degree depending how you looked at it..
someone several years ago swiped one of the wheels and I think it was eventually replaced with a "standard" type of spoke arrangement.. a shame really.. Why on earth would someone swipe a big wheel like that?????

HMM just checked Google street view..artillery piece still there.. but minus the wheel..so not replaced i guess.. what a stupid theft..