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SOUTH BEND SCALE MODEL BRASS COEHORN MORTAR ON

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,100.00 USD
SOUTH BEND SCALE MODEL BRASS COEHORN MORTAR ON

SLED. A scale model of the Coehorn Mortar on appropriate sized sled mount mfg. by South Bend Replicas, Inc. All brass construction w/ heavy black steel sled mount. Unlike typical field guns that are measured by the weight of the projectile, mortars are gauged by the size of the muzzle. This particular example is 2 1/4" in dia. w/ a 5" bbl. Maximum width is 6" & carriage measures 15" in length. CONDITION. All aspects indicate it has never been fired, only on display. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Kenneth Horn (Grandson of JC Higgins). (02-16311-1/JZ) $700-1,100.