Model 1841 12 Pounder Field Gun Scale Model

[talvare]

Well, after working on my scale model, off and on for nearly four years (life just keeps getting in the way), it's finally done. The only thing left to do is shoot it. I built it to 1/6th scale because that worked for the material I had on hand to machine the barrel. It is bored to .58 cal. The muzzle is counter-bored approximately 3/4" deep at the proper scale just so it kind of looks right. There are plenty of details that aren't completely correct, but I think it's a reasonable facsimile. I used the drawings from the "Artillery for the United States Land Service" book from the Library of Congress as my guide.
Attaching a few photos.
Ted

 

[silverhawk]

That is beautiful! The majority of Canon builds I see are simple, but this... this is spectacular!

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[talvare]

Thank you @silverhawk. It was a fun project.
Ted

 

[GeneT45]

That's lovely. Very nice work with both metal and wood.

GsT

 

[seasicksteve]

Absolutely an epic build.

 

[IHinIN]

Well done!

 

[talvare]

Thank you guys. I appreciate the kind words.

Ted

 

[Tony111]

Amazing attention to detail !!! Very well done .

 

[talvare]

Thank you @Tony111

Ted

 

[Cadillac]

That looks awesome nice attention to detail!!!
Did you make the barrel out of one piece with included trunnions? If so how did you accomplish that task? What’s the overall size of this masterpiece? Nice work!