Reply to "Civil War Era Cannons"

Norm,

 

Here is an eBay link to a starting point:

 

With paint and added details, these can be made to work.  You'll need to scratch build limbers and caissons, but the axles and wheels will work, even though they are only 12-spoke.  They are too small to adequately represent 12 pounders (such as CJ's bea-u-ti-ful gun, but the cast war-gamer ones get awfully pricey awfully quick, and most of them are too large.

 

Here is another link:

 

This is the list of cannon castings that Blue Jacket Shipcrafters sell.  The Parrots can be used for seige artillery, some of the "cannons, old-style" can make a starting point for Model 1841 6- and 12-pounders or James rifles.

 

Here is a link to plans and drawings from dixie Gun Works:

 

A general link for info and ideas:

 

Another:

 

And another:

 

A link to 40MM men and cannon:

 

Index of sources in 28mm:

 

 

Hope these help. 

 

If you want to scratchbuild soem limbers and caissons, I can share some of my experience.

 

 

 

Originally Posted by Norm: