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Brass muzzleloading smoothbore gun mounted on iron carriage. Calibre: 2.25in. Engraved: "Taken at Copenhagen the 2nd April 1801 by a Detachment of His Majesty's Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson Duke of Bronte and presented by him to his Friend Alexander Davison Esq of St James's Square, London. ?17 FRIDRICS WAERCK. This marking on the gun confirms it was made at the Danish Fredericks Works, a foundry established in 1756 by General J. F. Clausen.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP0029 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Gun |
| Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
| Creator: | Waerck, Fridrics |
| Date made: | circa 1790 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Davison, Alexander |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 630 mm x 1000 mm x 420 mm |
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