12-pdr Napoleon Gun

Posts discussing the 12-pdr Model 1857 Light Field Gun, a.k.a. the “Napoleon”:

The First American “Napoleons”

Federal

Cyrus Alger production

Ames Manufacturing production

Henry N. Hooper production

Greenwood (Eagle Iron Works) production

Revere Copper production

Rifled Napoleons

Phoenix Wrought Iron Napoleon

Bore wear of 12-pdr Napoleons

Confederate

Overview of Confederate Types

Leeds & Company Napoleons, called “Type 2″ by some secondary sources – A look at the guns and more on the weapon’s background

Quinby & Robinson Type 3 Napoleon

Augusta Arsenal Napoleons (Type 5)

Charleston Arsenal Napoleons (Type 5)

Columbus Arsenal Napoleons (Type 5)

Macon Arsenal Napoleons (Type 5)

Tredegar bronze Type 5 Napoleons

Type 6: Confederate Iron Napoleons from Tredegar

Other Posts

“False Napoleons”

Napoleons at Antietam