Ordnance model; Gun carriage model

Scale: Unknown. A stained and varnished wooden model of a proposed gun carriage (circa 1850). The wooden trucks are secured to axles with metal pins. The front axle is narrower than the rear axle, giving the carriage a tapered shape. The model is inscribed "Col Colquhoun" and "12" (with additional lettering illegible). A label reads "Gun carriage showing plan for foremost trucks to travel under the brackets."

Object Details

ID: SLR2943
Collection: Ship models
Type: Ordnance model; Gun carriage model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Circa 1850
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 83 mm x 160 mm x 121 mm