Ordnance model; Gun model

Model of a proposed muzzle-loading gun. The barrel is turned in wood and painted black. It is mounted on a simplified carriage in natural wood and varnished. Inside the carriage is the spring and mechanism for releasing the trigger and firing the gun. It would appear that part of this firing mechanism is missing. The model is numbered "54" and the underside of the carriage has an illegible inscription written in pencil.

Object Details

ID: SLR2911
Collection: Ship models
Type: Ordnance model; Gun model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1800-1900; 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 150 x 454 x 116 mm