QFA-Gun French 8 pound gun

Limited edition of 750 sets.

Figures, item #QFA-01 are shown for display purposes only, and are sold separate.

Although it is well documented that the British had two 6lb Battalion guns at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, it is uncertain as to how many artillery pieces were present on the French side. An artillery officer named Montbelliard, is reported to have mentioned having “detached” two guns from the left to the right and later refers to the guns on the left, which would suggest a minimum of four. Although another artillery officer named Foligne says there were five. However Townshend refers to only one.

The greatest influence on American artillery history came from the French. All Valliere guns were brass, and were long and slender. Their decoration was to be functional as well as ornamental. Each caliber usually had a different design of the breech faces, so that the gunner could recognize the size of the piece simply by a glance at the breech.