ONTC-ACW001-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale set we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like-new condition.
Old Northwest Trading Company set ACW-01 Loomis' Battery
10 lb. Parrot Field Rifle with five man crew and scenic display base. Limited Edition of 500 sets. (No Certificate)
Meticulously researched from an original surviving Loomis’ cannon, this is without question the finest artillery set ever produced. The museum quality 1:32 scale set features a stunning model of the Federal 10 lb. Parrott Field Rifle including the sight and a five man crew. The set can be displayed on it’s own or on the resin scenic base which is include free of charge. Although rare, most period photos of artillery crews in action show the men wearing uniforms with no other accouterments other than those necessary to service the gun.Position #1: This soldier’s duty is to ram home powder and shell and, after firing, swab out gun to extinguish any burning embers before reloading. He wears a standard Federal sack coat and forage cap. There are over 30 known color variants of kersey and although most were considered “sky-blue” his pants are of a darker shade. Position #2: This cannoneer handles the cartridge load. His standard Federal shell jacket carries the red piping denoting his service in the artillery. He wears the 1859 forage cap and standard issue sky-blue trousers.Position #3: This artilleryman traverses the gun with the handspike. He is in the State issued shell jacket he wore in the original Coldwater Artillery. His kepi is a private purchase MacDowell-pattern forage cap.Position #4: Over this soldier’s shoulder is slung the fuse pouch containing friction primer and lanyard. His standard issue Federal shell jacket has had its high collar cut down for comfort.The NCO is sighting the Parrot gun with a removable brass sight. On his standard issue sack coat are sergeant stripes and on his pants is a stripe, both in red denoting branch of service and rank.The gun is a 10-pound Parrott rifle and is easily recognized by the reinforcing band of wrought iron around the base of the tube. The cast iron tube was 78 inches in length with a bore diameter of 2.9 inches. The entire piece weighed 890 pounds with an effective range of 2,000 yards.