Ordnance model; Gun model

Scale: Unknown. Breech loading gun with side breech loading mechanism. Aperture in rear of gun for loading shell. Gun inscribed "Patents applied in United States, England, France, Russia, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Sweden and Spain. Invented by Nathan Thompson Marine Engineer New York USA." Brass trucks, decorative mahogany carriage with box wood ebony and satin wood stringing and fan motifs on carriage sides.

Object Details

ID: SLR2942
Collection: Ship models
Type: Ordnance model; Gun model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1860
People: Thompson, Nathan; Thompson, Nathan
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 283 x 475 x 248 mm