HMS Northumberland (1866); Warship; Armoured broadside ironclad

Scale: Unknown. Model of a muzzle-loading gun, complete with pivoting carriage, from the armoured broadside ironclad HMS Northumberland (1866). The model is mounted on a wooden base board with rounded corners painted black, and incorporates the pivoting point and a pair of brass tracks, the rear most of which is inscribed with calibrations in degrees from zero to 25 degrees. The gun is mounted on a carriage which can slide backwards and forwards on a pivoting carriage. The gun and the carriage are realistically modelled in brass and steel with many working parts.

Object Details

ID: SLR2984
Collection: Ship models
Type: Ordnance model; Gun model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Northumberland (1866)
Date made: Circa 1878
People: Bosanquet, George Stanley
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall model and base: 118 x 290 x 280 mm