I have recently found out that you can now buy these guns separately from North Star from their Arsenal section in North Star Africa. At £4 a gun, its not bad at all.
you can get Northstar’s guns uncrewed. They are listed under the Northstar Arsenal.
NSAR004 – 7 Pounder Mountain Gun.
7 Pounder Mountain Gun. One model per pack.
The 7 Pdr Mountain Gun was a British artillery piece invented around 1864 for use in Mountainous and rough terrain.
This is a metal model, supplied unpainted and needs glue to fix it together. Designed for use with 28mm sized figures.
Photo shows the model from various angles.
We supply the mountain gun with crew in the British South Africa Company section of our Africa! range.
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NSAR005 – RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun
British RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun, also known as the Screw Gun.
The successor to the British 7 Pounder Mountain Gun, designed in 1879. Called the Screw Gun because it came in two parts for ease of travelling by Mules, the two parts screwing together when deployed.
This is a metal model, supplied unpainted and needs glue to fix it together. Designed for use with 28mm sized figures.
We supply the mountain gun with crew in the British South Africa Company section of our Africa! range.
BSAP – British South Africa Police
Gun Crew
The early part of the war the BSAP provided mountain guns such as the 12 ½ pdr and 7 pdrs. The 7 pdr of the Battle of Saisi fame was known as ‘May Jackson’ and manned by a European and African gun crew. The African gun crew members were members of the BSAP Native Police and manned their gun bravely at the Battle of Saisi.
Underfire Miniatures produce this 28mm gun crew for the BSAP figures.