Ordnance model; Gun model
Scale: Unknown. Instructional model of a sea service carronade on a sliding and pivoting wooden carriage. The gun has been cast and includes a sight, a prickhole and the mechanism for raising and lowering its elevation. It is mounted on a mahogany slide and the slide is mounted on a swivelling mahogany carriage. Both slide and carriage contain ring bolts for working the gun. The swivelling mechanism is pivoted on a rectangular piece of mahogany. At the back of the carriage, two sea service trucks allow the carriage to swivel in an arc.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2923 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Ordnance model; Gun model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 177 mm x 330 mm x 127 mm |