"28mm French 4 pound rifled muzzle loading artillery" Topic
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| Robert Burke | 25 Aug 2020 7:26 p.m. PST |
Does anyone manufacture a 25/28mm French 4 pound rifled muzzle loading artillery piece suitable for use in the Franco-Austrian War of 1859? The French artillery in the Franco-Prussian War were breech-loaders. TIA. |
 ColCampbell  | 26 Aug 2020 10:32 a.m. PST |
Yes, Battle Honors does both the 12-lb and the 4-lb French guns. They as well as infantry are available from Old Glory 15s. oldglory15s.com/French_c256.htm I have some of their WW1 British figures (using for VBCW – 1930s) and they work fairly well with both Foundry and Old Glory. Jim |
| Mollinary | 26 Aug 2020 10:42 a.m. PST |
Hi Robert, the French 4pdr and 12pdr rifled guns in the FPW were actually still the same muzzle loaders used in 1859. The French had spent so much money re-arming the infantry with the Chassepot breech loading rifle, and developing the mitrailleuse, they had none left to re-equip the artillery. |
| Robert Burke | 26 Aug 2020 2:25 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the responses. I knew about the Battle Honors gun but it's rather expensive with the crew. I only need the gun itsel for my Papal army of the 1860s. Their artillerymen wore a different uniform from that of the French. But it might be a last resort. |
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