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.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2942 |
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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 |