Tapered regiment piece, 3 pounder calibre 85 mm. Barrel length 1050 mm (Source: Diez). A regimental piece was the name given to a light field gun that accompanied infantry units in battle and was not counted as artillery. Regimental pieces were introduced during the Thirty Years' War by the Swedish King Gustav Adolf, who permanently assigned two light guns to each infantry regiment. For the first time, the guns were operated by specially assigned soldiers. The regimental pieces were mostly 3-pounder guns, rarely 6-pounders. They were made mobile by a protze in a two-horse train, usually driven by a trestle, i.e. the driver sat on the protze. Over short distances in battle it could also be moved in a team train. -Wikipedia-
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Size 30 mm
Material
Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
Zeit von
17th Century
Time
17th Century
Nationality/Location
Europe
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!