Ordnance model; Gun model

Scale: 1:18. A working model of a breech loading 4.7 inch naval field gun with field carriage. The whole model has been made from solid brass both turned and riveted construction, and lacquered overall. Many of gun's components are in working order, in particular the elevation of the barrel, the breech mechanism, the gun sight and the rear wheel for manoeuvring the carriage. The whole model is mounted loose on a wooden baseboard within an original wooden glazed display case.

Object Details

ID: SLR3029
Collection: Ship models
Type: Ordnance model; Gun model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Chief Armourer; Unknown
Date made: circa 1910
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Phipps Hornby Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 121 x 458 x 135 mm; Base: 49 x 603 x 250 mm; Original case: 250 x 562 x 207 mm