Muzzle loading cannon
Scale: 1:12. A model of a muzzle loading gun on a pivoting slide carriage made in wood, brass, and steel which has been partly painted. The gun is turned from a single piece of wood and painted black, the trunnions and tompion are made of metal. The slide carriage consists of a rectangular bed with rollers approximately in each corner which are fixed to move the carriage in an arc on a pair of rails. The front end of the bed has a fixing that attaches the bed to the hull. The carriage sides are made of wood to which is attached a number of components that allow the gun to be elevated or moved back and forth. The model is equipped with rope and tackle.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2988 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Gun model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Elwall, F. J. |
Date made: | circa 1870 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 168 x 560 x 304 mm |
Parts: | Muzzle loading cannon |