1828 French 12 lb Mountain Howitzer 1835 U.S. 12 lb Mountain Howitzer see a model made from the original plans by Rob Zimmerman Download original plans in high resolution. A third contender? A 6" bore (12 pdr) French Mountain Howitzer from the Napoleonic Wars. Note similarity to the howitzer in the Preuss drawing at Pyramid Lake An article on Frémont's "Lost Cannon" Read THE CROSSING to find out where Frémont's Howitzer was left in 1844.     ©1999, 2007 Bob Graham