Gun, 4pdr

Bronze muzzleloading smoothbore 4-pdr gun engraved MOUNTJOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADE THIS PEECE 1640 Tudor Rose crown CR (for Charles I). Calibre: 3.2in. The gun is mounted on a replica carriage. The Brownes were a famous family of gunfounders.

Object Details

ID: KTP0023
Collection: Weapons
Type: Gun
Display location: Display - Tudor and Stuart Seafarers Gallery
Creator: Browne, J
Date made: 1640
People: Blount, Mountjoy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 600 mm x 1300 mm x 500 mm
Parts: Gun, 4pdr