Original French Napoleonic Canon de 12 Gribeauval 1:9 Scale Minitature Model with Extremely Detailed Gun Carriage & Limber / Caisson - Functional Garand & U.S. Rifles no actual command to fire

no actual command to fire was given at Lexington Green earlier in the day

There is also a very nice 101st Airborne Division patch on the right shoulder

This model saw actual fire fighting service pretty much up until WW2 and thereafter only for ceremonial purposes

hooks and buckles show some discoloration from deterioration of the finish due to age

Under the logo are the Japanese numbers 二 六 〇 一 or 2601

Original French Napoleonic Canon de 12 Gribeauval 1:9 Scale Minitature Model with Extremely Detailed Gun Carriage & Limber / Caisson - Functional Garand & U.S. Rifles no actual command to fireOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous Mid 19th Century Scale Model of a French Napoleonic era Canon de 12 Gribeauval, one of the most used cannons of the period. Because of their physical and psychological effect, Emperor Napoleon increased the number of 12 pounders in his artillery and fondly called the cannons his belles filles (beautiful daughters). Gribeauval cannons fired canister shot for close range work and round shot at more