Artilleryman A5

Etains du Prince

Pewter subjects: firemen, empire, romance, animals etc.

Since 1970 Les Etains du Prince is specialized in the design and fabrication of subject made of pewter (at 95%, according to the european standards). Les Etains du Prince production is essentially composed of three ranges of articles and all models are protected (copyright).

1st range: - about 200 statuettes illustrating the French First Empire (Napoleon period), about 60 figurines of firemen as well as a collection of Samuraï warriors. The historical details of each statuette or scene are carefully reproduced thanks to the specialists in uniformes and historical research working in Les Etains du Prince Design Department.
Each statuette is delivered in an individual packing, with its own biography (4 colour pages) and leaflet with its arms.

2nd range: - numerous objects for home decoration like clocks, lamps, jewel-boxes, sweet bowes (Limoges porcelain + pewtertop), Fireman collection, Frou-Frou statuettes, animals,

3rd range: - pewter pictures in wooden frames celebrating happy events of one's life = birth, wedding, anniversary ... This rich collection of gift items is the result of our knowhow in pewter sculpture.
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Artilleryman A5 by Etains du Prince
Category : pewter figurines

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Figurine de la collection "Empire" des Etains du Prince.Former second lieutenant in the artillery, Napoleon gave a dominating role to Artillery. Gathered massively in a strategic point, the guns broke enemy defenses under a flood of projectiles before advancing the infantry.

Les Etains du Prince chose to present the famous Gribeauval gun of 8. The 8 indicates the weight (8 pounds) of the ball. Its range varied according to the firing angle from 250 to 2000 meters. Balls could be full (out of cast iron), but one also shot boxes with grapeshots or "biscaïens", kind of metal cylinders filled with lead bullets. The rate/rhythm of shooting was 1 to 2 blows per minute. The ball was introduced by the mouth of the gun, cleaned beforehand by means of a flue brush. One servant then inserted an iron fuller in the light of the cylinder head. Then a flammable firing tubewas introduced into the load. It was fired by means of a fire lance, lit with a fuse of tinder.

On the display, you can see two servants handling the rammer in front of the gun, while the pointer chief takes care of aiming.

Two others servants operate the mounting with their pointing levers. Another artillerist approaches the blaster, while a seventh man takes the bucket intended for the cleaning of the tube. The eighth soldier carries a ball for the next load.

The figurine

From a technical point of view, the realization of a new subject requires much research in order to gather an important documentation. Once done, the sculptor works out a subject in modelling clay which requires for this scale an infinite delicacy and a rigorous detail.

After many operations one finally obtains the rubber mould which will receive pewter in fusion. Manual sandpapering, sanding, chiselling will give to the figurine thus born, its unequalled patina which gives this so particular charm to creations of Etains du Prince.