Gun

Scale: 1:4. A model of a 32 pounder gun on a wooden carriage with a section of gun deck, made entirely in wood with metal and organic material fittings and stained and painted in realistic finishes. The gun deck section is shown with a section of ship's side with its gun port. The deck is stained dark brown and the exterior of the hull is either stained or painted black. The gun port is shown but there is no gun port lid. The carriage is rigged to the ship's side using rope and tackle using eye bolts secured to either side of the port. The carriage has wooden trucks and metal fittings. The gun is made from solid wood, turned, and painted black.

Object Details

ID: SLR3006
Collection: Ship models
Type: Sectional model; Ordnance model; Gun model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1835; Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 562 x 725 x 1040 mm