Printed Plans and Article 3/4"=1' scale 19 th Century Field Gun

Printed Plans and Article

 NOT a KIT or MODEL

19 th Century Field Gun

Used during the American civil war.

Drawings for a 3/4"=1' scale model

Length 71/4"

Width 4 3/8"

Display Model

Full size printed plan on a sheet 11" x 17"

Three page article with building notes

by I. R. Stair

  THE field gun shown in the accompanying drawing is typical of the type of gun used by most armies during the first half of the 19th century. The prototype is a 6 pdr. used during the American civil war. There was of course no standardisation in those days and although this form of field gun was common, details and proportions varied considerably. Some guns were quite plain as this model, others were highly decorated.

Models of these guns are most attractive, particularly when made in polished wood and metal, and the description which follows is based on this finish. All sizes referred to are for a 3/4 in. = 1 ft. scale model. If you have no facilities for working metal or wish to paint the model many short cuts can be taken in the construction.