MS4012 Battery Forge
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- Model: TAS083708
These models are as detailed as the real cannon and equipment on America's Civil War battlefield.
HISTORY
Assigned to every field artillery battery during the Civil War, the battery forge was a portable blacksmith shop. It carried all blacksmith s tools, extra horseshoes, nails and spare irons necessary to keep the horses properly shod and to repair the cannons, limbers, caissons and wagons. With a chassis similar to that of a caisson, the battery forge comprised a bellows house, coal box and fireplace. The bellows house was partitioned for a double-chambered bellows in the top section and storage space for iron and steel below. The box at the rear carried 250 pounds of coal. In the front was the fireplace, backed by a tall sheet-iron partition, which protected the bellows house.
For travel, the battery forge was hooked to a standard artillery limber. The anvil rode in the fireplace and the tools were stored in the limber chest.
KIT FEATURES
Historically accurate and perfectly scaled
Laser cut basswood parts
Cleanly cast Britannia metal and brass components
One-piece ready-to-mount wheels
Clearly written illustrated instructions
Easy to build assembly and painting time 5-10 hours
Guns Of History Kit No. MS4012
Model length 7-7/8" / width 3-3/4" / height 3-1/4" / Scale 1:16 / Weight 1 lb.
Difficulty Level: Entry Level
