Mountain artillery for the Franco Prussian War

[kipt]

I am getting to the XXII and XXIII French Corps and the XXIII has 3 batteries of mountain artillery.  Anybody know what they look like?

Mountain artillery is listed in the South Pacific Wars section (SAP 16), the Zulu Wars (ZC 7) and the North West Frontier (NW 11).  Any of these guns fit?  Any pictures of these models?

Also in the XXIII Corps is a battery of 8# guns.  Again, any ideas/pictures?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

My sources are unclear. Sorry.  Suspect the ubiquitous 4lber will double up until Cameronian, Le Manchu or Mollinary tell us otherwise! 🇫🇷

[mollinary]

Well, a quick google turned up a wikipedia entry, curiously under Muzzle loading rifle, a picture of the French M1858 4pdr rifled mountain gun.
Not sure any of the current models fit it, as it looks miuch smaller and shorter than the standard 4 pdr, and with a much narrower carriage.

Mollinary

[Bernie]

Mountains guns in Spanish Civil War Range are nice little pieces that might do

[Le Manchou]

The first picture shows mountain artillery in 1855 in Algeria,

http://www.fortsteynard.com/artillerie.htm

LM

[kipt]

It looks like a 6mm ACW Napoleon 12# might work.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Knew the gentleman of this forum would come up trumps!

[Chad]

Have an illustration from Detaille of the guns carried on the back of miles in 1846 if it would be of any help

[Chad]

For miles read mules. Might give you an idea as to size

[Chad]

Detaille image

[Ace of Spades]

Maybe the British 'screw gun' from the North-West Frontier range will do with a shortened barrel and slightly reworked chamber? They come as complete mule teams too!

Cheers,
Rob

[Leman]

I like the idea of using the 6mm ACW Napoleon.

[paulr]

Maybe the British 'screw gun' from the North-West Frontier range will do with a shortened barrel and slightly reworked chamber? They come as complete mule teams too!

Cheers,
Rob

I've just posted some pictures of the mule teams here  http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,12440.msg183925.html#msg183925

[kipt]

The mules look good but I want a deployed gun(s).  Does the gun come that way also?

Also looking for my 6mm ACW troops to see how the Napoleon will look.

[Ace of Spades]

The mules look good but I want a deployed gun(s).  Does the gun come that way also?

Yes it does luckily! You can see pictures of the gun in the Colonial range, North West Frontier:NW9, and Zulu war:ZC7.
I have some 6mm ACW stuff too and personally I wouldn't use them. The carriage might be acceptable in overall size but is really flimsy in comparisson to the 10mm fgures, not to mention the gun barrels. The average 10mm rifle is bigger than the average 6mm gun barrel I fear...

Cheers,
Rob