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Napoleon Gun Howitzer model
- Creator:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1960-1964
- Materials:
- plastic
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 in x 8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0429a-c
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
This is a model of a twelve-pounder smoothbore cannon, the most popular, common, and deadly field piece used during the Civil War. There is a black painted base (a), with wheels (b, c). The base has an attached stand that has a gold-painted cannon resting on it. The wheels are black on the outside while the spokes are brown. The wheels are detached. Hanging from the cannon is a gold metal chain. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
