Ordnance model; Gun model

Scale: Unknown. A model of a gun and carriage marked "25/300". The wooden turned gun is painted black and mounted on a varnished wooden carriage without wheels. The carriage is complete with constructional fittings such as bolts as well as ring bolts for attaching the gun tackles. The gun carriage has working clamps fitted over the trunnions of the gun itself. The right hand side of the gun carriage is stamped "A 655" and there is the image of a gun. A label reads "Wooden gun on wooden wheel less carriage".

Object Details

ID: SLR2952
Collection: Ship models
Type: Ordnance model; Gun model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1800-1900; 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 120 x 340 x 122 mm