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The Model 1841 bronze Howitzer
I really like the way the M1841 12 pound howitzer turned out and we offered it with both Union and Confederate crews. Set 31418 - “Ready to Fire” features a Union crew in their distinctive red trimmed shell jackets waiting for the order to fire. The corporal holds the lanyard taunt with the friction primer in the vent. Set 31425 - “Load” features a Confederate crew with the No.1 seating the round firmly against the powder charge. They wear typical Confederate shell jackets made from imported English wool and two sport the red kepis often associated with artillery. I set this photo diorama up using one of our Fall backdrops, a simple grassy base and a set of “Hasty Works” All of these items are currently in-stock, so please check here or our website for more information.
Some time in the early 1830s the Army realized its need for a smaller, lighter, more versatile cannon that would still have almost the same range as a larger cannon. Their answer to this problem was to shorten the tube and shape the breech like a funnel. The resulting gun was the Model 1841 Howitzer. In the annals of artillery, armies employed field guns for direct fire and mortars for high-angle fire and the howitzer lay in-between.
With the same bore size as the 12-pound gun it was light weight and rugged and the most proficient piece of weaponry of its kind during the 19th century. The 12-pound howitzer could send a common shell a distance of 840 yd with a one pound charge while a 12-pound Napoleon would need a 2.0 pound charge and deliver the same shell 1,300 yd. The M1841 12-pound Howitzer first saw action in the Mexican-American War, 1846 and continued in the Civil War, primarily in the Western Theater. At the Battle of Pea Ridge, 6–7 March 1862, both armies were equipped with Model 1841 artillery pieces. By now these guns were antiquated and outclassed by the 12-pound Napoleon and 3" Ordnance Rifle but were still used and organized in mixed batteries. The guns also saw action in the East. At the Battle of Antietam the Army of Northern Virginia fielded no less than 44 12-pound howitzers while the Army of the Potomac employed only three. The Army continued to use the M1841 Howitzer in the post Civil War period on the western plains. M1841 12-pound Howitzer first saw action in the Mexican-American War, 1846 and continued in the Civil War, primarily in the Western Theater. At the Battle of Pea Ridge, 6–7 March 1862, both armies were equipped with Model 1841 artillery pieces. By now these guns were antiquated and outclassed by the 12-pound Napoleon and 3" Ordnance Rifle but were still used and organized in mixed batteries. The guns also saw action in the East. At the Battle of Antietam the Army of Northern Virginia fielded no less than 44 12-pound howitzers while the Army of the Potomac employed only three. The Army continued to use the M1841 Howitzer in the post Civil War period on the western plains.
I really like the way the M1841 12 pound howitzer turned out and we offered it with both Union and Confederate crews. Set 31418 - “Ready to Fire” features a Union crew in their distinctive red trimmed shell jackets waiting for the order to fire. The corporal holds the lanyard taunt with the friction primer in the vent. Set 31425 - “Load” features a Confederate crew with the No.1 seating the round firmly against the powder charge. They wear typical Confederate shell jackets made from imported English wool and two sport the red kepis often associated with artillery. I set this photo diorama up using one of our Fall backdrops, a simple grassy base and a set of “Hasty Works” All of these items are currently in-stock, so please check here or our website for more information.
Some time in the early 1830s the Army realized its need for a smaller, lighter, more versatile cannon that would still have almost the same range as a larger cannon. Their answer to this problem was to shorten the tube and shape the breech like a funnel. The resulting gun was the Model 1841 Howitzer. In the annals of artillery, armies employed field guns for direct fire and mortars for high-angle fire and the howitzer lay in-between.
With the same bore size as the 12-pound gun it was light weight and rugged and the most proficient piece of weaponry of its kind during the 19th century. The 12-pound howitzer could send a common shell a distance of 840 yd with a one pound charge while a 12-pound Napoleon would need a 2.0 pound charge and deliver the same shell 1,300 yd. The M1841 12-pound Howitzer first saw action in the Mexican-American War, 1846 and continued in the Civil War, primarily in the Western Theater. At the Battle of Pea Ridge, 6–7 March 1862, both armies were equipped with Model 1841 artillery pieces. By now these guns were antiquated and outclassed by the 12-pound Napoleon and 3" Ordnance Rifle but were still used and organized in mixed batteries. The guns also saw action in the East. At the Battle of Antietam the Army of Northern Virginia fielded no less than 44 12-pound howitzers while the Army of the Potomac employed only three. The Army continued to use the M1841 Howitzer in the post Civil War period on the western plains. M1841 12-pound Howitzer first saw action in the Mexican-American War, 1846 and continued in the Civil War, primarily in the Western Theater. At the Battle of Pea Ridge, 6–7 March 1862, both armies were equipped with Model 1841 artillery pieces. By now these guns were antiquated and outclassed by the 12-pound Napoleon and 3" Ordnance Rifle but were still used and organized in mixed batteries. The guns also saw action in the East. At the Battle of Antietam the Army of Northern Virginia fielded no less than 44 12-pound howitzers while the Army of the Potomac employed only three. The Army continued to use the M1841 Howitzer in the post Civil War period on the western plains.
