Gun
One of a pair of brass muzzle loading smoothbore guns mounted on carriages. Calibre: 2.5in The despatch vessel RETRIEVER, on arrival at Calcutta, fired one of these guns to announce the delivery of the mail.
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Object Details
ID: | KTP0026.2 |
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Type: | Gun |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | 19th century |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 560 mm x 1020 mm x 420 mm |
Parts: |
Gun
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