Booming Saxon Artillery Arrives From Perry Miniatures

November 17, 2022 by brennon

Perry Miniatures has armed their Saxon armies of 1806-09 with some big new cannons. Who would have thought that there were so many different ways to shoot lead across the battlefield and smash lines of infantry apart?

4 Pounder // Perry Miniatures

There are a couple of different varieties for you to choose from when arming your Saxon army currently. You can go with the smaller 4 Pounder and work your way up through to the 6/8 Pounder and the 12 Pounder.

6 Or 8 Pounder // Perry Miniatures

12 Pounder // Perry Miniatures

According to the folks at Perry Miniatures, the Saxons had a different gun drill compared to other nations of the period. The rammer would end up being on the right of the gun with the loader on the left. I guess whatever works right! Additionally, the basic 4 Pounder could fup up forty-five degrees allowing it to be used for rapid fire with no need for a rammer to charge the piece.

As well as the actual base cannon sets, you can also buy yourself some crews to go alongside the guns.

4 Pounder With 1806 Crew // Perry Miniatures

You might fancy the 4 Pounder Crew here or you could go down the route of snapping up a set of crew either Firing their cannons or Loading them.

1806 Crew Firing Piece // Perry Miniatures

1806 Crew Loading Piece // Perry Miniatures

As always, the sets that we're seeing from Perry Miniatures look fantastic. The detail on the guns from NR look fantastic and I love the crews with all the character sculpted into them. I am always a fan of artillery crews, especially for this black powder period. It enables you to do something a bit different from the rank and file and work on some vignette/diorama pieces instead.

What do you make of these big guns from Perry Miniatures for their Saxons?