Ordnance model; Gun mounting model

Scale: Unknown. Wooden model of the spring mounting mechanism for a gun. The model has almost been entirely made from wood including nuts and bolts and springs. The model has been bolted to a mahogany board. The cylindrical gun mounting has a ring half way up it that can be screwed into position. The base of the mounting can be moved in its bed using a pair of springs at one end.

Object Details

ID: SLR2930
Collection: Ship models
Type: Ordnance model; Gun mounting model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Uknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 253 x 318 x 268 mm