Gribeauval Canon

Bone and copper models of a Gribeauval cannon and its ammunition box.
This is a 12-pounder, depicted in the smallest details with extreme finesse. All elements are in accordance with the original. Bronze cannon with with spoke wheels and its fore-carriage.
Ammunition box with spoke wheels with its fore-carriage.
The set is complete with its accessories (bucket, chains, squib, etc.).
The box opens to reveal other equipment.
The set is presented on a cognac-colored velvet cushion in a blackened wooden frame, the two models are held together by a tape that the buyer can remove if he wishes.
The production can be dated to the second half of the 19th century.

Provenance: Napoleonic sale of the liner France, 04/23/1969.

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, born September 15, 1715 in Paris and died May 9, 1789, was a French artillery officer and engineer who revolutionized the French cannon, in creating a new production system that made it possible to manufacture lighter, more uniform guns without sacrificing range. His Gribeauval system supplanted the Vallière system. These guns proved essential to French military victories during the Napoleonic Wars. Gribeauval is considered the first known advocate of the interchangeability of firearm parts. He is therefore one of the main influences on the subsequent development (over many decades by many people) of interchangeable manufacturing.