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'Royal George' model gun
Gun model in three pieces made of the wood of 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in sank 1782. A bronze model gun mounted on an oak carriage. Muzzle loading gun with button cascabel. It has a wooden four truck carriage with breeching rings on each side and four steps to each transom. There is a capstan-shaped elevating device. Associated with the model is a pile of eight round shot on wooden base (ball bearings, too large for the bore of the gun).' Inscribed on top of the barrel in front of the vent is: 'Relic of the ROYAL GEORGE Sunk 1782 Raised 1840.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0315 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Model gun |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1840 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: | 'Royal George' model gun |
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